Assertion: carbon monoxide | /r/AtLocation | lung
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text: And because CO is much faster at binding with hemoglobin than oxygen (about 200 times faster), when CO is present in the lungs, it wins the spot on red blood cells.
text: If carbon monoxide is present in the lungs, this sequence is disrupted.
text: This happens because carbon monoxide is far better than oxygen at combining with haemoglobin, so when CO is present in the lungs the blood cells choose to absorb it over oxygen, preventing the latter from entering the bloodstream and travelling to all the body’s tissues that need it.
text: If carbon monoxide is present in the lungs, this sequence of reactions is disrupted.