Overview of the Hematologic System - Plasma Flashcards
1
Q
Plasma
A
A straw-colored fluid when separated from the formed elements
2
Q
More than half of our blood volume is ____
A
Plasma
3
Q
And 92 percent of that plasma is ____
A
Water
4
Q
The three important proteins in plasma are ____, ____, and ____
A
- Fibrinogen
- Albumin
- Globulin
5
Q
Fibrinogen
A
A blood-clotting protein made in the liver
6
Q
Albumin
A
It maintains the pressure needed to pull water from tissues back into blood vessels
7
Q
Albumin is made in the ____
A
Liver
8
Q
What is the most plentiful protein in plasma?
A
Albumin
9
Q
Globulin is formed both in the ____ and in the ____
A
- Liver
* Lymphatic System
10
Q
Globulin can be found as ____ different forms of plasma
A
Two
11
Q
Gamma globulin helps form ____
A
Antibodies
12
Q
Prothrombin helps ____
A
Blood coagulation
