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Hemoglobin, when united with oxygen, turns bright red.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoOxygen makes the blood a little brighter red. Vein are NOT blue when oxygen is low but a little darker red.
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What color will your skin turn without oxygen?
your blood is blue but as the blood reaches the surface of your skin it is red. hope this helps. Ayraayra: Your skin will turn a bluish-purplish color.
Why do people turn purple or blue when they are being suffocated?
Red blood cells need oxygen. Oxygen is what gives blood that bright red color. When blood is lacking oxygen, it turns dark and that's why people turn purple or blue.
Does ones blood turn dark as they approach death?
Dark blood is blood from which the oxygen has been depleted. Once it is filled with oxygen again (in the lungs), it becomes lighter in color.
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
What color does your blood turn when oxygen drop?
Bluish/purplish if a person is dead. Living people with low oxygen levels will look pale.
Does blood type determine the difference in color in blood?
Blood is a dull red in the body once the oxygen from the air hits it when you get a cut etc it makes it turn a brighter colour as it has been oxygenated
What causes the face to turn black when you die?
Due to the lack of oxygen in the blood, the face turns black instead of its healthy red color when the blood is flowing
Why does blood circulate from the heart to the lungs?
The oxygen poor blood (not enough oxygen) goes to the lungs to get more oxygen to turn into oxygen rich blood (has plenty of oxygen)
What element is used to make hemoglobin?
oxygen. without it, the red blood cell will turn a dark red.
What happen to the lungs when smoking?
The lungs could be gray or have black spots.
What color does sulfur turn a flame with oxygen?
Sulfur burns in oxygen with a blue flame.
What causes green veins?
The blood in veins appear green on the skin because the skin serves as a filter for the color red which perceives the color as green. Under normal light, blood appears as a red color.
