MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plasma, also known as blood plasma, appears light-yellowish or straw-colored. It serves as the liquid base for whole blood. Whole blood minus erythrocytes (RBCs), leukocytes (WBCs), and thrombocytes (platelets) make up the plasma.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human blood consists of a fluid part called plasma and cellular part consisting of RBCs (red blood cells), WBCs (white blood cells) and platelets. If you remove the clotting factors from the blood, the remaining part is called serum.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the liquid component which contains 95% water and the blood cells are seen flowing in the plasma. It is a straw-yellow colored viscous fluid which contributes about 55-60% of all total blood. It contains water, minerals, glucose, proteins and clotting factors like fibrinogen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plasma travels through the body in blood vessels and transports a range of materials, including blood cells, proteins (including clotting factors and antibodies), electrolytes, nutrients, gases, and wastes. Gases, nutrients, and waste materials travel between capillaries and cells through the IF.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word “plasma, ‘’ derived from the ancient Greek “to mold, ‘’ had been in use in medicine and biology for some decades when American chemist and physicist Irving Langmuir (1881-1957) began experimenting on electrical discharges in gas at the General Electric Research and Development Center in upstate New York.