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The term for a low amount of oxygen in blood is called cyanosis. It refers to the bluish color of some body tissues, like the lips, because cyan is the name of a shade of the color blue.
Or it can be called anemia if it is due to the low number of healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoIn anemia, you have low level of hemoglobin and so low level of oxygen in the blood.
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Why do people die of lack of oxygen while their blood oxygen levels is normal?
To the contrary, oxrgen cycels through your lungs and enters your blood. you use oxygen every second and you need a constant supply of it. As you lack oxygen your body starts to shutdown what isn't needed to keep you alive until your oxygen or blood oxygen is out.
What Blood which contains carbon dioxide and lack oxygen?
Venous blood is loaded with carbon dioxide and low in oxygen Arterial blood is rich in oxygen with little carbon dioxide
How might a lack of dietary iron affect the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood?
Iron is required by the hemoglobin in red blood cells. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to all areas of the body. A lack of dietary iron could decrease the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells, which can lead to anemia.
What color are blood cells when they have on oxygen?
The red blood cells themselves do not take any action to get more oxygen, but the kidneys sense a lack of oxygen and produce more erythropoietin (hormone responsible for producing red blood cells) and this in turn increases oxygen levels
Which type of red blood cells lack a nucleus?
The red blood cells. This is because it will increase surface area for the absorption of oxygen.
Why exposure to carbon monoxide can be fatal?
Carbon monoxide takes oxygen from the atmosphere or inside a persons body to form CO2 and the person will die from lack of oxygen
What is lack of oxygen in blood?
The term is hypoxemia lack of oxygen in the blood means that the hemoglobin oxygen complex is not being formed properly the oxygen hemoglobin complex is HbO4 if less than four oxygen molecules combine with one hemoglobin then it is called oxygen deficiency in the blood It can also be caused by a lack of red blood cells-anemia
What do people with sickle cell disease lack?
they lack oxygen in there blood
How might a lack of iron in a persons diet affect blood?
I don no
How might lack of iron in a persons diet affect there blood?
I don no
Why do people die of lack of oxygen while their blood oxygen levels is normal?
To the contrary, oxrgen cycels through your lungs and enters your blood. you use oxygen every second and you need a constant supply of it. As you lack oxygen your body starts to shutdown what isn't needed to keep you alive until your oxygen or blood oxygen is out.
The blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood is known as?
CYANOSIS Is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
What is a condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced?
Lack of heamoglobin, lack of iron etc
What Blood which contains carbon dioxide and lack oxygen?
Venous blood is loaded with carbon dioxide and low in oxygen Arterial blood is rich in oxygen with little carbon dioxide
What is anoxemia?
Loss or reduction of normal oxygen levels in the blood.
What causes the brain to stop functioning?
One cause would be lack of oxygen due to suffocation or lack of blood flow carrying the oxygen to the brain.
What is black blood caused from?
Can be caused from there being a lack of Oxygen in the blood, but there can be other causes... if you have black blood see a doctor
