This question was on my exam today. I looked it up but still not sure. Oxygen is insoluble in water and plasma is made up of 90% water. Also fibrin is a substance converted from fibrinogen protein. If fibrinogen protein is in plasma, does this mean that fibrin protein is in blood plasma? The question on the exam asked what was NOT in plasma: oxygen, fibrin protein, antibody, or electrolyte?
2006-11-29 13:01:12 · 6 answers · asked by Ana 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I picked oxygen. I figure that oxygen is mainly in RBC. I don't know.
2006-11-29 13:02:13 · update #1
Plasma contains a very small fraction of oxygen.Almost all oxygen is loaded in the RBC.Fibrinogen has to be converted into fibrin and this is possible when the platelets rupture to release thrombokinase.This enzyme converts prothrombin into thrombin which acts upon firbrinogen to convert it into fibrin.However this is dangerous as much of fibrin in the plasma will block the flow of blood in the blood vessel.The blood clot is bunch of fibrin molecules. Clotting inside the blood vessels is called thrombosis.
2006-11-29 13:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood Plasma Contains
2016-10-22 06:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by ferer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's Oxygen considering oxygen is in the blood, mainly attached with red blood cells. Hope this helps a little.
2006-11-29 13:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by blazin_cripz_2006_0wner.sheena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess O2 since it is bound to the red blood cells, onto the hemoglobin.
2006-11-29 13:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
serum is the liquid part of blood AFTER coagulation, therfore devoid of clotting factors as fibrinogen. plasma is the liquid, cell-free (by centrifugation, for example) part of blood, that has been treated with anti-coagulants
2016-05-23 03:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is hard
2006-11-29 13:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by anna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋