oxygen transport


transport

 [trans´port] 1. movement of materials in biologic systems, particularly across the membrane" >cell membrane into and out of cells or across epithelial layers.2. in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as moving a patient from one location to another.active transport see active transport.oxygen transport the carrying of oxygen through the bloodstream bound to hemoglobin (see oxyhemoglobin).passive transport the movement of materials, usually across membranes" >cell membranes, by processes not requiring expenditure of metabolic energy. See also active transport.