Blood Properties Quiz

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What is the pH of blood in normal conditions?

  • 7.6
  • 7.8
  • 7.2
  • 7.4 (correct)

What is the characteristic of blood's pH?

  • Basic
  • Acidic
  • Alkaline (correct)
  • Neutral

Compared to water, blood is how many times more viscous?

  • Three times
  • Six times
  • Five times (correct)
  • Four times

What is the pH range of blood that is considered normal?

<p>7.35-7.45 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would be the result of blood pH decreasing below 7.35?

<p>Blood becomes more acidic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?

<p>Maintaining a balance between water in the blood and tissue fluid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?

<p>Regulating blood pH levels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of an imbalance in the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?

<p>An imbalance in the water distribution between the blood and tissue fluid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of the blood that contributes to the colloid osmotic pressure?

<p>Proteins and other colloids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the location where the colloid osmotic pressure exerts its effect?

<p>In the tissue fluid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of the blood's volume?

<p>Water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is dissolved in the water component of the blood's volume?

<p>Dissolved salts (electrolytes) and proteins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate percentage of the blood's volume that is composed of the blood's volume component mentioned in the text?

<p>More than 50% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a component of the blood's volume as described in the text?

<p>Blood cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the dissolved salts (electrolytes) in the blood's volume?

<p>To regulate blood pH (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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