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Blood

Blood is a bodily fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues. In many species, it also carries hormones and disease-fighting substances. In this category, you will find questions about the blood in your body, including blood types, blood diseases, and the function of blood.

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Is blood plasma a good buffer?

Yes. Main buffer is HCO3-.

The pH of arterial blood plasma is 7.40.

Can sharks detect a drop of blood in a olympic sized swimming pool?

they can't really see in the water. But think of it like this , let's say if you were blind folded and you were pretending that you were a shark. and you sat a plate of pizza on the table you can smell that pizza like a shark can smell blood.

What is red blood cells called?

In the olden days, they were called corpuscles. The only distingushing mark was they were identified as red or white. Nowadays, they have a scientific name, like red corpuscles are now erythrocytes.
mature red blood cells are called erythrocytes

What does blood deliver every part of the body?

It delivers oxygen to every part of the body.

Why there is a need to keep serum in ice?

Ice is not absolute zero, yet it does slow down the motion of atoms so that their structure is preserved.

What is an essential element in hemoglobin?

Iron is an essential element in hemoglobin, as it binds to oxygen molecules in the lungs and transports them to tissues throughout the body.

What is the condition when the direct and indirect bilirubin is slightly raised and SGPT and SGOT are within normal limits?

Bilirubin total is 3.00 mg/dL, bilirubin direct is 1.50 mg/dL/bilirubin indirect 1.50/mg/dL ....what does this mean. Is is OK or dangerous. What is the medicine please

What contains hemoglobin?

The "unusual" element in hemoglobin is iron, but hemoglobin also contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Is 0.109 high blood alcohol level high?

Yes. Blood alcohol is affected by weight not age. Most DUI laws are set at .10 or less. .20 is twice the legal limit to drive.

What do you call blood cells that are separated?

Blood fractionation is the process of separating it into its component parts. This is typically done by centrifuging.The resulting components are a clear solution of blood plasma on top, the buffy coat (a thin layer of leukocytes mixed with platelets) and erythrocytes or red blood cells at the bottom of the tube.

What are the functions of the formed elements of blood?

The three types of formed elements are
Red Blood Cell (RBC) : carry oxygen
White Blood Cell (WBC) : phagocytes bacteria
Platelets : blood clotting.

What causes blood to lyse?

Absorbing heam group of heamoglobin

What is the leukocyte distinguished by having distinctive red stained granules?

Eosinophils are the granular leukocytes that stain red. They are important elements of the body's immune defense against pathogens and allergens.

What is the muscle when the heart forces blood?

The ventricles are the lower heart chambers that contract to pump blood. The upper chambers, atria, also contract, but to a lesser degree.

Why is blood pH important?

The blood pH level needs to be maintained, otherwise it can lead to diseases and possibly even death. It is important for the body to maintain an ideal blood pH level , which is in the range of 7.35 - 7.45.
The difference between acid/alkaline ph in the body is very small and eating the wrong food (ie sugar) can and will make your body more acidic, which may cause/increase the risk on many illnesses (ie cancer). So eats lots of fruit/veg and avoid processed foods/drinks

What foods lower glucose levels?

Using your diet to help control diabetes is a great idea! Some excellent foods include: oatmeal, spinach, broccoli and green beans. Those are just a few of many different types of food that can help control glucose levels.

Diet for High Absolute eosinophil count?

i am Arvind from india.

i am suffring from AEC from several years. when i exclude tomoto,curd,mango,pickle,

tea from my diet then i feel relaxe myself.

A lot of people start with an empiric-elimination diet.

Source: www.apfed,org

How much blood do we have pumped in a day?

The amount of blood the heart pumps every day may change do to different conditions of the body, for example the heart's rate (Hr). A normal person has an average Hr of 70 beats per minute. The average stroke volume is 5 liters per minute (amount of blood pumps for your heart every minute). If you multiply 5 liters per 60 minutes, you will get 300 liters per hour. If you multiply 300 liters per 24 hours, you will get 7200 liters per day.

What are the normal values of white blood cells?

Check this page it has all the normal ranges, :

http://www.bloodbook.com/ranges.html