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When temperature decrease, oxy-Hb curve becomes

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more steep

B

straight

C

parabola

D

none of these

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Oxygen-Hemoglobin Curve**: The oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve illustrates how hemoglobin's oxygen saturation changes with varying partial pressures of oxygen. It is typically sigmoid in shape. 2. **Identifying the Effect of Temperature**: The question asks about the effect of a decrease in temperature on the oxygen-hemoglobin curve. It is important to know that temperature is one of the factors that influence hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen. 3. **Recognizing the Shift in the Curve**: When the temperature decreases, the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen increases. This means that hemoglobin is more likely to bind to oxygen at lower temperatures. 4. **Direction of the Shift**: A decrease in temperature causes the oxygen-hemoglobin curve to shift to the left. This leftward shift indicates that at a given partial pressure of oxygen, hemoglobin is more saturated with oxygen compared to higher temperatures. 5. **Conclusion**: Since the curve becomes steeper with a leftward shift, we conclude that when the temperature decreases, the oxygen-hemoglobin curve becomes "more steep." 6. **Final Answer**: The correct option is **A. More steep**.

### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Oxygen-Hemoglobin Curve**: The oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve illustrates how hemoglobin's oxygen saturation changes with varying partial pressures of oxygen. It is typically sigmoid in shape. 2. **Identifying the Effect of Temperature**: The question asks about the effect of a decrease in temperature on the oxygen-hemoglobin curve. It is important to know that temperature is one of the factors that influence hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen. 3. **Recognizing the Shift in the Curve**: When the temperature decreases, the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen increases. This means that hemoglobin is more likely to bind to oxygen at lower temperatures. ...
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