Question

Constants | Periodic Table Suppose your biking partner claims that hyperventilating at the bottom of steep hill climbs is a good idea because it will "increase the O2 saturation of the blood" and thereby provide "more O2 for leg muscles during the climb." Hyperventilation reduces the CO2 content of blood.
Given this fact, is hyperventilation likely to increase O2 delivery to muscles (as your biking partner claims) or not?

Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.

Likely, not likely, reduce, reduced, less, increase, more, increased

It is ? to result in increase oxygen delivery to muscles because a drop in CO2 will ? the stability of the T state, which results in a ? P50 and ? O2 release from hemoglobin.

Answer 1

Answer:

It is NOT LIKELY to result in increase O2 delivery to muscles because a drop in CO2 will REDUCE the stability of the T state, which results in a REDUCED P 50 and LESS O2 release from hemoglobin.

Explanation:

Hyperventilation can be defined as a process whereby a person breathes out more Carbon dioxide that the Oxygen they breathe in.

Hyperventilation is caused by being anxious, fear, panic attacks, stress, underlying heart conditions, drug abuse e.t.c.

A person who hyperventilates has a minimal amount of Carbon dioxide present in their blood.

During hyperventilation as well, lower amount of Oxygen would be released by the red blood cells.