You frequently see football players on the sidelines during games inhaling 100% oxygen. Does this significantly increase hemoglobin oxygen saturation? Why or why not.
YES, the hemoglobin oxygen saturation increases when footballers on the sidelines inhale 100% oxygen during games.
Because during playing games oxygen debt occurs that causes deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood and decreases the hemoglobin oxygen saturation level but by inhaling oxygen the hemoglobin oxygen saturation is rebounded to normal saturation level that is more oxygen binds to hemoglobin that causes increase in saturation and partial pressure of oxygen also increases. Hemoglobin oxygen saturation cannot be more than 100% saturated with oxygen. Saturation is defined as the oxygen that is attached to hemoglobin and partial pressure of oxygen is that which is dissolved in blood.
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