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What color is the blood?
The blood is always red, some people say that the color is blue until it hit oxygen but NO. The blood is flow through your body red. Have you ever looked at the sun and pu…t you hands over your face, the color is Red. (MORE)
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What color is the blood going to the heart?
When the blood is going to the heart it is blue. When it is going away from the heart, it is red.
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Which blood vessel has blood color?
All vessels containing blood would have red blood; in arteries and in veins and smaller vessels. The blue appearance of veins is an optical illusion that comes from the way l…ight works on skin. The veins look blue because they are closer to the surface, if arteries were not as deep, they would look blue, too. It has nothing to do with oxygenation of blood in arteries and all to do with the properties of light and skin. (MORE)
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Purposes for a Coagulation Blood Test
Your doctor uses lab tests to diagnose illnesses and monitor your condition. One lab test your doctor sometimes orders is the coagulation blood test. A lab technician takes a …sample of your blood and analyzes it to help your doctor understand your current condition. Here is some brief information to (MORE)
Effectiveness of Using Garlic to Treat Hypertension
Hypertension is high blood pressure, and many people suffer from it. Garlic and hypertension are connected because garlic helps to lower blood pressure. However, the studies o…n whether garlic truly helps with hypertension are still limited, and even though it works for many people, it does not work for everyone. (MORE)
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Names and Functions of the Heart's Valves
A healthy heart has four blood flow chambers, two on each side. The upper chambers, or atria, act as receiving chambers for blood returning to the heart. The lower chambers, c…alled ventricles, are pumping stations, forcing blood out of the heart and into the body. The movement of blood through (MORE)
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Complete Blood Cell Count
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects the large intestine. Individuals who have IBS often endure a variety of symptoms, including cramping, bloating, gas, constipation or dia…rrhea. It does not cause inflammation or changes in an individual?s bowel movements, and can be controlled. To diagnose IBS, doctors may order computerized tomography (CT) (MORE)
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Diabetic? Being in the dark about eye health can quietly force you to live in the dark
This article is about the leading cause of adult blindness; diabetic retinopathy. The condition is not a natural progression of having diabetes. It can be prevented, and if …it occurs and is diagnosed early enough, it can be treated and further damage can be prevented. (MORE)
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The Importance of Rh Factors in Pregnancy
With pregnancy comes an overwhelming wave of information dealing with nutrition, exercise, fetal development and many other topics. Among these important topics is that of the… Rh factor in pregnancy. Your Rh factor is determined by a simple blood test, and it offers vital information for keeping your developing baby (MORE)
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What color are blood cells?
There are white and red blood cells. The reason why our blood isn't white is because the red blood cells cancel it out - a darker colour.
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What color tube for a blood culture?
the yellow ones are for blood cultures. right now i was doing the same looking up what tube colors and what they are used for. blood cultures was the first one i found in my m…edical assistant book (MORE)
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What color is a cricket's blood?
In general insect blood is colorless, and it is because they do not have hemoglobin to carry oxygen. However, there is an exception. Larvae of a fly that live in water w…ith very low oxygen levels do have hemoglobin and their blood is red. The hemoglobin does the same thing for them as it does for us. And, the hemoglobin molecule they use is distantly related to ours. Insects generally deliver oxygen (almost) directly to their cells using a system of tubes that open to the outside as holes called spiracles. Plants do something vaguely similar. Their holes are called stomata. (MORE)