An increased erythropoietin (EPO) output by the kidneys would lead to all of the following except Increased blood osmolarity Increased RBC production Increased blood viscosity Increased hypoxemia Increased hematocrit

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A: Red blood cells can be placed in three types of solution in order to observe the effect of…

Q: Component of nutrophil in plasma

A: Plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and…

Q: In easy to understand words, explain Dietary factors affecting Red Blood Cell Production

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Q: People with chronic kidney disease often have hematocrits of less than half the normal value.…

A: The disease that mainly affects or damages the kidney's functioning is called chronic kidney disease…

Q: Describe the control of erythropoietin secretion and the effect of this hormone

A: Hormones are chemical substances generated in the body. It regulates and controls the activity of…

Q: Explain the relationships among plasma, tissue fluid, and lymph, in terms of movement of water…

A: Lymph is a type of liquid that is very similar in composition with that to blood plasma. Its…

Q: Use the terms in bulleted list to complete the schematic diagram of blood pressure homeostasis in…

A: The maintenance of nearly a constant, equal environment within the cells of the tissue, or organ,…

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Q: Vitamin K is important for blood coagulation. Explain why.

A: Introduction: Vitamins are used for the growth, health, and welfare of an organism. The degradation…

Q: basic coagulation steps.

A: The process through which the formation of the blood clot takes place is known as the blood…

Q: Hypernatremia accompanied by an elevated hematocrit valueindicates what fact about body fluids?

A: Hypernatremia is a condition in which there is increased sodium level above 145 meq/L

Q: Why are most plasma proteins the albumins and globulin excluded from the filtrate in a healthy…

A: Urine formation occurs in the kidneys. Nephrons are the structural units of kidneys.

Q: Why does exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) effectively treat anemia due to renal failure but is…

A: Exogenous erythropoietin is human erythropoietin that is specifically synthesized through…

Q: True or false? The plasma proteins suspended in bloodcross the capillary cell membrane and enter the…

A: The blood consists of plasma and the formed elements. The plasma mainly consists of water, but a…

Q: Severely malnourished individuals, depleted of proteins and other solutes in their plasma,…

A: Edema refers to the excess amassing of liquid inside the tissues of the body. It can  emerge as a…

Q: Explain how to prevent blood coagulation.

A: Blood clotting is also referred as blood coagulation. Coagulation is the best and most effective…

Q: if a person is transfused with a hypotonic solution, he/she will die. why?

A: A solute is a part of a solution dissolving in a liquid or present in a minor amount than the…

Q: illustrates the adverse “ripple” effects of an elevated afterload on a patient’s hemodynamic…

A: Cardiac output is the amount of blood that flows out in one minute through the ventricles. Cardiac…

Q: if the osmolarity of plasma increases what would happen to the size of a red blood cell? Would it…

A: Osmolarity and osmolality of the blood is determinant of various physiological processes. It is…

Q: Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein? Albumin Fibrinogen HDL TBG

A: Plasma proteins are a diverse group of proteins that are present in the liquid component of blood…

Q: List the chemicals present in blood plasma

A: Blood is the body fluid that is composed of plasma and formed cell that circulates through the…

Q: Which of the following is NOT normally found in plasma? Albumin Glycogen Fibrinogen Urea…

A: Plasma is a straw-colored fluid that is the largest part of the blood and contains enzymes,…

Q: OSMOTIC CONCENTRATION OF PLASMA PH OF BLOOD HEMATOCRIT NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES PLASMA MEN WOMEN Fill…

A: Water, Plasma, Protein, Plasma Nutrients, Plasma Wastes, Plasma Gases, Plasma Electrolytes, and…

Q: explain the effect on the dependent variable if the independent variable increases

A: Interstitial fluid is the fluid present outside the capillary wall in the spaces surrounding the…

Q: Why are phosphate buffers more effective in the cytoplasm than in the blood plasma?

A: Cytoplasm can be defined as the liquid which is present inside the cell. It is gelatinous and fills…

Q: Define coagulation

A: Hemostasis refers to the stoppage of bleeding. When blood vessels are damaged or ruptured, the…

Q: List the erythrocyte metabolic processes that require energy and explain each.

A: The erythrocyte or the RBC when mature doesn't contain the nucleus or the mitochondria. This is so…

Q: Glucose concentration is about 15 to 30 mg/dL higher inarterial blood than in most venous blood.…

A: The arteries are the blood vessels which carry the oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of…

Q: Fill in the blanks: The spinal cord is to the heart.

A: The spine is a long band, similar to a tube of tissue. It connects your brain with your lower back.…

Q: Name the enzyme that catalyses the formation of carbonic acid in erythtocytes.

A: Blood is a specialized body fluid. Blood brings nutrients and oxygen to all the portions of the…

Q: Match the cell to its protein. RBC -  SGLT Carbonic Anhydrase Myosin CFTR

A: RBC also known as red blood cells are enucleated in case of humans and are primarily responsible for…

Q: His wife says that her husband heavily salts all the food he eats. Under normal circumstances, which…

A: The RAAS is a main regulator of systemic vascular resistance and blood volume. Angiotensin II, renin…

Q: calculate the filtered load of a substance that is dissolved in plasma given the plasma…

A: Filtered load - Total substance amount filtered in the Bowman's space per time unit. Plasma…

Q: The inorganic compound most abundant on plasma cell is

A: - Plasma cells are differentiated B-lymphocyte white blood cells . they're capable of secreting…

Q: Describe the erythrocyte maturation sequence

A: As an erythrocyte matures in the red bone marrow, it extrudes its nucleus and most of its other…

Q: show the path of a red blood cell traveling from the left kidney to the right lung

A: Circulatory system is the organ systemfound in multicellular organisms that is concerned with the…

Q: If a person is severely dehydrated, explain what would happen to the plasma volume, hematocrit, and…

A: Water is very much important for living organisms including human beings. Different chemical…

Q: Why is blood filtration important and briefly describe how this is achieved

A: Blood should be filtered to remove waste and toxin materials from the blood. The process occurs…

Q: What would happen if RBCs were placed in a 0.9% NaCl (physiological saline solution)? Will osmosis…

A: Osmosis is the movement of water or solvent from its higher concentration towards its lower…

Q: Define plasma clearance and show how it is calculated

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Q: In hemodialysis, which substances diffuse out of the blood and into the dialysate (the solution used…

A: Hemodialysis is a process of purifying blood. It is carried out in people whose kidneys do not…