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Some will say that the blood is blue in the veins because your veins are blue looking. This is incorrect. The blood is in fact red inside the veins, the veins just look blue due to the way the light passes through the fat and skin cells above.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe color of the blood is RED, the color of the vein is bluish color, that is why it looks like your blood color is blue when you look at them. If you heard of a story that your blood turns color RED when your blood is exposed to oxygen, that is incorrect.
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∙ 11y agoThe deoxygenated blood in the veins is dark red, while arterial blood is a very vivid red.
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Is dark colored blood from your veins bad?
Yes, it could be a sinister sign of a disease It could also be a increased input of blood in your veins
Blood in the veins is usally what color?
It is an urban myth that unoxygenated blood (in veins) is blue - it is actually dark red.
What color are veins?
Veins are blue in color, they carry deoxygenerated blood which has greater absorption coefficient than the oxygenated blood that runs in artery which is mainly responsible for the blue color.
What is the difference between a vain and a oltery?
arteries carry oxygenated blood, veins carry deoxygenated blood. that's why arterial blood is lighter in color than blood from veins.
What carry oxygen and give blood its color?
Red Blood Cells and Blood/Air Veins.
What is the color of venous blood?
interesting fact when blood is in your veins it is blue but when you get a shot oxygen hit you blood and it turns red.
Why is the color of blood is always red in color?
Blood is always red (NEVER blue) because of hemoglobin, the main factor in blood's color. Deoxygenated hemoglobin is dark red, while oxygen enriched hemoglobin is more cherry red. The common misconception that deoxygenated blood in your veins is blue stems from textbooks that show arteries in red and veins in blue for simplicity. Also, your veins appear blue through your skin because of a variety of reasons only weakly dependent on the color of the blood. Light scattering in the skin, and the visual processing of color play roles as well. If arteries were near the skin surface, they would appear blue as well. Cameras inserted in veins during medical procedures clearly show that blood in veins is red, and when drawing blood from veins in a way that doesn't expose it to the air, it is clearly a dark red color and not blue.
What carries blood and gives blood its color?
Proteins don't give blood its color, the great amount of red blood cells do. Hence the name, they are red and give blood its color.
What color is your blood when you drink soda?
Your blood color is red before and after you drink soda. I think many people believe it is blue due to the color of their veins outside of their skin but if you look hard enough you can see small veins on your body you can see are red.
What is the color of the intensity of blood?
it is blue inside your body but outside when it gets air it is red so veins r blood n veins r blue so yeah
What color is a sheep's blood?
oxygenated blood is a bright red (in arteries), deoxygenated blood is a dull brick red (in veins).
Why are veins darker in colour than arteries?
Veins are not actually darker than arteries. In fact, on dissection, veins and arteries are both a whitish color. The reason that they are more visible is because there are larger veins that are located closer to the surface of the skin than arteries. Veins also tend to have thinner walls, making the blood inside them more visible.
