What affects how dark blood is?

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What affects how dark blood is?

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Oxygen saturation.

When blood leaves the lungs it is fresh, and has lots of oxygen to deliver around the body. The oxygen is combined with hemoglobin making the blood bright red.

After the blood has delivered the oxygen, it picks up carbon dioxide. This turns blood a darker color.

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