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When a person is exercising, the body needs to deliver increased amounts of oxygen to the muscles. Which component of blood ensures that the muscles will receive it?

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Hemoglobin is the component of blood that carries oxygen to your muscles when you work out. The blood travels through capillaries, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
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Hemoglobin proteins within the red blood cells carry oxygen
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