• Question: What is the job of the plasma?

    Asked by Alejandra to Carmen, Steph on 30 Mar 2015.
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      Carmen Denman answered on 30 Mar 2015:

      Hi Alejandra,
      Plasma which forms a large portion of our blood contains lots of goodies. It contains lots of albumin (the chief protein constituent in our blood), fibrinogen (responsible, in part, for the clotting of blood) and globulins (including antibodies that are cargo around our circulatory system read to protect us from diseases). Plasma serves a variety of functions, from maintaining a healthy blood pressure and volume to supplying critical proteins for blood clotting (to keep us from bleeding to death from even slight injuries) and immunity (with the circulating antibodies). Read more at the Red Cross Website – http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-components/plasma

      Cheers,
      Carmen

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