The concentration of which gas is highest in the plasma arriving at the pulmonary capillaries from the right ventricle?
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Correct answer: Carbon dioxide
Blood arriving at the lungs is deoxygenated and carries a high load of carbon dioxide, mostly in the form of bicarbonate ions dissolved in the plasma. This allows for CO2 to be exhaled.
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