Physical Education GCSE
Oxygenation states of blood
What Oxygenation states of blood means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Oxygenation states of blood
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Blood is deoxygenated when travelling from the right side to the lungs and oxygenated when travelling from the left side to the body.
Topics that use Oxygenation states of blood
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