Hemoglobin is a protein that can be found in erythrocytes or red blood cells. This protein is able to bind oxygen in the lungs and carry it to the rest of the body. There it releases the oxygen to enable aerobic respiration which creates energy....
A buffer solution can also be called a buffer agent, or acidity regulator. A buffer develops when two substances (a weak acid and its conjugate base, or vice versa) are combined in an aqueous solution. The mixture of these two substances is called a buffer,...
The circulatory system ensures that the oxygen we inhale reaches the organs, and that carbon dioxide is exhaled as we breathe. From the organs, oxygen-depleted blood, which is filled with carbon dioxide, ends up in the superior and inferior vena cava. This blood is transported...
A thrombosis appears when a clot forms inside a blood vessel. A clot that forms inside a vein is called a venous thrombus (plural thrombi). Venous thrombi most commonly form in the veins of a leg or arm. When a clot breaks loose, it enters...
Veins ensure that blood returns to the heart, where it can be transported to the lungs and oxygenated so it can travel through the body again. To make sure that the blood in the veins of the lower body reaches the heart, which defies gravity,...
When blood temperature rises, haemoglobin absorbs less H+ ions. Therefore, the concentration of free H+ in the blood also rises, and the pH goes down as a result. pH is a measure for the acidity of the blood (the lower the pH, the more acidic...