Plasma

Question 1

What is plasma

Answer 1

Liquid component of blood (around 55% of volume)

Question 2

What is buffy coat

Answer 2

Leukocyetes and platelets (around 1% of blood)

Question 3

Serum vs plasma

Answer 3

Serum has no clotting factors

Question 4

Serum separator tubes (SST) contain

Answer 4

A silica coating which induces clotting

A layer of gel forming a physical barrier between cells and serum

Question 5

4 main fluid compartments

Answer 5

Intracellular
Extracellular;
Interstitial fluid i.e. fluid between cells
Transcellular fluid e.g. cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), ocular fluids
Plasma

Question 6

Functions of plasma

Answer 6

Clotting
Immune defence (antibodies & complement proteins)
Osmotic pressure maintenance
Metabolism (nutrients)
Endocrine (many hormones)
Excretion

Question 7

What are the 2 major types of plasma protein

Answer 7

Serum albumin
Globulins

Question 8

Serum albumin is produced by

Answer 8

The liver

Question 9

Serum albumin key function

Answer 9

Transport (lipids, hormones,ions)
Osmotic pressure maintenance

Question 10

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Answer 10

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