If diffusion were to move oxygen in our body, it is estimated that it would take 3 years for a molecule of oxygen to get to our toes from our lungs then, how is oxygen delivered to all parts of our body?

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If diffusion were to move oxygen in our body, it is estimated that it would take 3 years for a molecule of oxygen to get to our toes from our lungs then, how is oxygen delivered to all parts of our body?

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In human beings, the respiratory pigment haemoglobin has a very high affinity for oxygen. This pigment is present in the red blood corpuscles. This oxygen-rich blood is then pumped by the heart to the rest of the body.