MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

BLOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the colorless liquid in which the components of blood are suspended ____
A
red blood cells
B
platelets
C
plasma
D
white blood cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plasma. The watery fluid portion of blood (90 percent water) in which the corpuscular elements are suspended. It transports nutrients as well as wastes throughout the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plasma is the main component of blood and consists mostly of water, with proteins, ions, nutrients, and wastes mixed in. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-3: -There is the suspension of blood cells in the straw-coloured fluid, this fluid is called plasma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Over 99% of the solid particles in blood are cells known as red blood cells (erythrocytes) due to their red color. The rest are pale or colorless white blood cells (leukocytes) and platelets (thrombocytes).

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