Where does the reverse chloride shift occur?
A)tissue capillaries
B)pulmonary capillaries
C)arterioles
D)venules

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The reverse chloride shift occurs in the pulmonary capillaries. This is where carbon dioxide diffuses from the deoxygenated blood in the capillaries to the alveoli to be exhaled, while at the same time chloride ions diffuse from the plasma into the red blood cells to replace the bicarbonate ions that were produced during carbon dioxide transport. This helps to maintain electrical neutrality in the red blood cells.

Where Does the Reverse Chloride Shift Occur