Plasma

• what is plasma?

  fluid component of the blood comprising water and solutes
• what does plasma look like?

  its a pale yellow liquid
• what does plasma contain?

  • about 90% water
  • solutes such as food molecules (including glucose, amino acids, vitamins B and C, mineral ions)
  • waste products (including urea, HCO3$^-$)
  • hormones
  • plasma proteins (including albumin, blood clotting proteins, antibodies)
• what does plasma distribute?

  heat