Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology Ch. 19 | 75 Questions and Answers with complete solution

Plasma is the... - Liquid part of blood & 91% is water. Colloid - Liquid containing suspended substances that don't settle out of solution. Albumins - viscosity, osmotic pressure, buffer, transports fatty acids, free bilirubin, thyroid hormones. Globulins - transports lipids, carbohydrates, hormones, ions, antibodies, and complement. Fibrinogen - blood clotting. 3 Proteins in plasma are - Albumins, globulins, fibrinogen. Ions in plasma are... - involved in osmosis, membrane potentials, and acid-base balance. Nutrients in plasma are... - glucose, amino acids, triacylglycerol, cholesterol, vitamins. Urea, uric acid, creatinine, ammonia salts... - Breakdown products of protein metabolism. Bilirubin - Breakdown product of RBCs. Lactic acid - End product of anaerobic respiration. Gases in plasma - oxygen, carbon dioxide, and inert nitrogen. Regulatory substances in plasma - hormones and enzymes.Red blood cells (erythrocytes) - Biconcave discs, anucleate, contain hemoglobin; transports oxygen and carbon dioxide