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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?

7.35-7.45 (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Blood becomes more acidic (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Regulating blood pH levels (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Proteins and other colloids (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

In the tissue fluid (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Water (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Dissolved salts (electrolytes) and proteins (D) 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?

More than 50% (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Blood cells (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

To regulate blood pH (C) Signup and view all the answers

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