Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 36, Problem 6SQ
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Concept introduction: Blood is made of different constituents. It is mainly composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are the commonly seen cells in the blood. Out of this, RBC is involved in oxygen transport, WBC in immunity, and platelets for blood clotting.
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Which of the following situations occurs if a person's blood becomes more alkaline?
A.
Hemoglobin molecules retain less oxygen per heme group under alkaline conditions than they do at neutral pH or under acidic conditions.
B.
Hemoglobin molecules give up oxygen more readily under alkaline conditions than they do under neutral pH or under acidic conditions.
C.
Hemoglobin molecules change shape and begin to lose oxygen molecules.
D.
Hemoglobin molecules retain oxygen more readily under alkaline conditions than they do at neutral pH or under acidic conditions.
E.
There is no change in hemoglobin's oxygen-binding affinity under alkaline conditions when compared to blood at neutral pH or under acidic conditions.
The majority of oxygen in the blood is transported by ________. a. dissolution in the blood b. being carried as bicarbonate ions c. binding to blood plasma d. binding to hemoglobin
Match the following with its function:
plasma protein that creates osmotic
pressure that prevents fluids from leaking
out of blood vessels (prevents edema)
A. albumin
B. fibrinogen
plasma protein that helps cause blood
clotting
C. platelets
v Formed element that causes blood clotting.
D. white blood cells
Formed element important in the immune
E. red blood cells
system.
F. hemoglobin
v formed element that carries oxygen
v protein that binds to oxygen
Chapter 36 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 36 - Prob. 1DAACh. 36 - Prob. 2DAACh. 36 - Risks of Hypertension Eleni Rapsomaniki and her...Ch. 36 - Prob. 1SQCh. 36 - Prob. 2SQCh. 36 - Prob. 3SQCh. 36 - Prob. 4SQCh. 36 - Prob. 5SQCh. 36 - Prob. 6SQCh. 36 - Blood flows directly from the left atrium to...
Ch. 36 - Contraction of the _________ drives blood out into...Ch. 36 - Blood pressure is highest in the _______ and...Ch. 36 - In a person at rest, the largest volume of blood...Ch. 36 - Which of the following has the thickest wall? a....Ch. 36 - Prob. 12SQCh. 36 - Which artery carries oxygen-poor blood?Ch. 36 - Prob. 14SQCh. 36 - Match the terms with their definition. _____ bone...Ch. 36 - Suppose a blood clot forms in the leg, then breaks...Ch. 36 - An atrial septal defect is a birth defect in which...Ch. 36 - Prob. 3CTCh. 36 - Prob. 4CT
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