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The majority of blood volume at any one time is contained in what?
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Increased blood volume?
Endurance exercise, such as jogging, swimming and cycling, increases your blood volume over time.
The mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air at a specific time?
Absolute humidity
What is photon diffusion time?
photon diffusion time is the ratio of the total radiant energy contained in the volume of the star to the luminosity of the star
Does red blood cells contain nuclei?
Red cells, at one time contained nuclei; however, when circulating in your blood stream, they do not.
How do you measure the blood volume indirectly?
Add a liquid to the blood that can't be transported out of the lining of the blood vessels. Give it time to spread through the body. Then, take a blood sample and measure the percentage of the liquid in the blood. From the result, the blood volume can be estimated. total blood volume = ((1 - percentage)/percentage) x amount of liquid added
How much time is blood take to complete a around of are body?
The 5 litres of blood contained in the blood vessels of a typical adult at rest complete the circuit in about one minute.
Can you have to much blood?
I don't know whether its possible to have an excess in blood volume but it is possible to have too high of a red blood cell count. In this case, one has to undergo regular bloodletting at a hospital , at which time, of course, blood volume is lowered.
Where is most of the volume of blood located in the circulatory system?
The veins. At rest, about 65% of the body's circulating blood is located in the veins.
What is the total blood volume is in veins at any given time?
Almost 70%
Which type of blood vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
The largest blood vessel in your body is your ascending and descending aorta. The capillaries have an extensive network, but are not all in use at any one time. Notes indicate that blood typically is located at: Systemic Veins and venules - 64% Systemic Arteries and arterioles - 13% Pulmonary Vessels - 9% Heart - 7% Systemic capillaries - 7% See linked PDF, page 8.
Why increasing the size of the afferent arteriole increase volume of filtrate and rate filtration?
It increases the volume of blood at filtration site , increases the filtration gradient, and increases time of contact of blood with filtration site.
What is the optimal time for measuring the mean platelet volume on an automated blood count if an EDTA blood specimen is used?
1 to 4 hours
