Plasma

Question 1

are transport proteins dissolved in plasma. An example is the plasma protein that binds to thyroid hormone to extend its half-life while traveling in the blood.

Answer 1

Albumins

Question 2

are another class of plasma proteins. Examples are the antibodies produced by white blood cells to fight foreign pathogens.

Answer 2

Globulins

Question 3

is a clotting protein dissolved in plasma.

Answer 3

Fibrinogen

Question 4

are needed for the clot to form.

Answer 4

Clotting factors

Question 5

is plasma with the fibrinogen and clotting factors removed.

Answer 5

Serum

Question 6

in solution are electrolytes.

Answer 6

Ions

Question 7

are chemicals used for communication. Example: dissolved in plasma are the endocrine hormones.

Answer 7

Regulatory substances

Question 8

is a solution with proteins, ions, nutrients, waste products, gases, and regulatory substances as the solutes and water as the solvent.

Answer 8

Plasma

Question 9

are necessary chemicals for normal body function. Glucose is a good example. If the blood glucose level falls below normal, the liver converts glycogen to glucose and releases it to the blood.

Answer 9

Nutrients

Question 10

are by-products of chemical reactions that occur in the cells. They are secreted into the blood for removal. An example is bilirubin.

Answer 10

Waste products

Question 11

a waste produced from the breakdown of worn-out red blood cells.

Answer 11

Bilirubin

Question 12

-which enter or leave the body through the lungs, may be required by cells for chemical reactions to occur.
-may also be produced as a waste product of cellular reactions.

Answer 12

Gases