LC BIO BLOOD QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the four parts of blood ? - plasma, red blood cells,
white blood cells, platelets
What is plasma? - It is the Liquid part of blood
What makes up the most part of blood ? - Plasma
What is plasma made up of ? - 90% water,7 % proteins, rest is
dissolved waste being transported
What are the main plasma proteins? - antibodies and clotting
proteins
What is the role of plasma ? - - to transport dissolved materials
such as glucose , amino acids , minerals , vitamins , salts ,
carbon dioxide , urea . Plasma also carries heat
What is serum? - Serum is plasma from which clotting proteins
have been removed
Role of Red Blood Cells - transport oxygen
Where are red blood cells produced? - bone marrow e.g ribs
What do red blood cells contain? - A red pigment called
haemoglobin
