Higher Viscosity of Blood Will Increase the Amount of Stress

question 40

Multiple Choice

Higher viscosity of blood will increase the amount of stress placed on the heart while it is pumping.Viscosity of blood is highest when ________.

• A) hemoglobin levels are lowest
• B) plasma levels are highest
• C) hematocrit is highest
• D) HbA1C levels are lowest

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Definitions:

Pressure-Flow Model

A hypothesis describing how nutrients, especially sugars, are transported in plants from sources to sinks via the phloem.

Translocation

A chromosomal abnormality where a segment of one chromosome is transferred to another chromosome.

Pressure-Flow Model

A hypothesis that explains how sugars are transported in plants, suggesting that pressure differences move solutes through phloem sieve tubes.

Translocation

In plants, the movement of substances like sugars and nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant through the phloem.