AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plasma is the largest part of your blood. It, makes up more than half (about 55%) of its overall content. When separated from the rest of the blood, plasma is a light yellow liquid. Plasma carries water, salts and enzymes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood plasma is the pale yellow colored liquid component of blood that normally holds the blood cells in suspension. It makes up about 55% of the body’s total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of the extracellular fluid (all body fluids outside the cells).

Detailed explanation-3: -Plasma is a liquid. It’s a light yellow color and resembles the color of straw. Although plasma makes up more than half of your blood’s total volume, the color of red blood cells dominates the color of your whole blood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood plasma is the yellow liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. The color of the plasma varies considerably from one sample to another from barely yellow to dark yellow and sometimes with a brown, orange or green tinge [Figure 1a] also.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is plasma in blood? Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. About 55% of our blood is plasma, and the remaining 45% are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets that are suspended in the plasma.