There are 2 ducks in front of a duck, 2 ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle, how many ducks are there?
Plasma is the aqueous portion of the blood, the acellular portion in which the cellular portions are suspended and transported. It also contains electrolytes and substrates from digestion, such as glucose, fatty acids, and proteins. Hormones also are transported in this part of the blood.
Plasma is the liquid component of blood after all of the cells and platelets are removed; serum is plasma after coagulation factors have been removed. Explain the structure and function of plasma and serum. Plasma, the liquid component of blood, comprises 55 percent of the total blood volume.