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What is the pH of blood in normal conditions?
What is the pH of blood in normal conditions?
What is the characteristic of blood's pH?
What is the characteristic of blood's pH?
Compared to water, blood is how many times more viscous?
Compared to water, blood is how many times more viscous?
What is the pH range of blood that is considered normal?
What is the pH range of blood that is considered normal?
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What would be the result of blood pH decreasing below 7.35?
What would be the result of blood pH decreasing below 7.35?
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What is the primary function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
What is the primary function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
Which of the following is NOT a function of the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
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What is the consequence of an imbalance in the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
What is the consequence of an imbalance in the colloid osmotic pressure in the blood?
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What is the main component of the blood that contributes to the colloid osmotic pressure?
What is the main component of the blood that contributes to the colloid osmotic pressure?
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What is the location where the colloid osmotic pressure exerts its effect?
What is the location where the colloid osmotic pressure exerts its effect?
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What is the main component of the blood's volume?
What is the main component of the blood's volume?
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What is dissolved in the water component of the blood's volume?
What is dissolved in the water component of the blood's volume?
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What is the approximate percentage of the blood's volume that is composed of the blood's volume component mentioned in the text?
What is the approximate percentage of the blood's volume that is composed of the blood's volume component mentioned in the text?
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What is NOT a component of the blood's volume as described in the text?
What is NOT a component of the blood's volume as described in the text?
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What is the function of the dissolved salts (electrolytes) in the blood's volume?
What is the function of the dissolved salts (electrolytes) in the blood's volume?
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