Q41 - Bohr and Haldane Effects in Fetal-Maternal Gas Exchange
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a. As blood of fetal and maternal circulation juxtapose in placenta, curve R shifts to S and is called Bohr effect.
b. As blood of fetal circulation comes in close vicinity of maternal blood, curve P shifts to Q and it is Haldane effect.
c. Curve P represents umbilical vein and Q represents umbilical artery.
d. Curve R represents maternal arterial blood and S represents maternal venous blood.