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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Water</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</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%</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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