Answer:
Plasma is the yellowish fluid matrix of the blood in which cellular components are suspended. It is composed of water, proteins, and dissolved substances.
Plasma is composed of 92% of water, 7% of the dissolved proteins while the rest 1% accounts for the dissolved organic molecules.
These organic molecules include:
- Dissolved gases (CO2 and O2)
- Amino acids
- Nitrogenous wastes
- Glucose, lipids
- Ions (Na, H, Cl)
- vitamins
- Other wastes such as Urea, lactic acid.
