Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - The Respiratory System - Figure 23.19 - Page 869: 1

Answer

When one is exercising skeletal muscle are active. In this activity, striated muscle fibers produce lactic acid and carbon dioxide. Consequently the blood pH falls and Co2 conentration [CO2] rises, slightly.

Work Step by Step

Under these circumstances the affinity of oxygen for hemoglobin decreases: this means that more oxygen dissociates from hemoglobin in the blood of one who is exercising than in the blood of one who is resting.
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