Texture Of Blood Flashcards
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Texture of blood
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Sticky,opaque fluid that is heaviar than water about five times thicker or more viscous the water
2
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Depending on the amount of oxygen it is carrying,the colour of blood varies
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From scarlet(oxygen rich)
To dull or purple(oxygen poor)
3
Q
The taste of blood
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Salty and metallic
4
Q
Blood is slightly alkaline
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With a ph of 7.35 and 7.45
5
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Blood tempature 38C
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Always slightly higher than body temperature because of the friction produced as blood flows through the vessels
6
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Blood accounts for approximately
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8 percent of body weight and volume in healthily adults are 6 litres
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