could you consider plasma as a type of blood?
explain...?
2007-02-05 19:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by darkael08 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. Plasma is a yellow coloured liquid. Plasma is the largest single component of blood, making up about 55% of total blood volume. Blood plasma contains many vital proteins including fibrinogen, globulins and human serum albumin. Sometimes blood plasma can contain viral impurities which must be extracted through viral processing.
Serum refers to blood plasma in which clotting factors (such as fibrin) have been removed naturally by allowing the blood to clot prior to isolating the liquid component.
Plasma resembles whey in appearance (transparent with a faint straw colour). It is mainly composed of water, blood proteins, and inorganic electrolytes. It serves as transport medium for glucose, lipids, amino acids, hormones, metabolic end products, carbon dioxide and oxygen. The oxygen transport capacity and oxygen content (CO2) of plasma is much lower than that of the hemoglobin in the red blood cells; the CO2 will, however, increase under hyperbaric conditions.) Plasma is the storage and transport medium of clotting factors. Its protein content is necessary to maintain the oncotic pressure of the blood, which "holds" the serum within the vessels. The act of separating plasma from red blood cells is called Plasmapheresis.
2007-02-05 20:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plasma is a COMPONENT of all types if blood. the only types of blood are the various blood groups. A, B, AB, O.
2007-02-05 19:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by versatilefrost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plasma is the protein laden fluid that the various blood cells are suspended in. It is not a "type" of blood. It is a important component of blood.
2007-02-05 19:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plasma is the liquid matrix in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, proteins and salts are embedded. All of these together constitute blood.
2007-02-05 19:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by Raider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nop!
plasma is a component,it is the liquid part of the blood..all blood type has plasma..plasma has no type at all actually.
2007-02-05 19:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by Ebron M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plasma is not a blood.it's the 4th state of matter.Blood is not a plasma.it is blood.
2007-02-05 19:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by darkviolence_infinityangel999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋