Match the component of plasma with its description and/or importance: Water
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Ninety percent of plasma volume; dissolving and suspending medium for solutes of blood
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Identify the component of blood indicated by "A."
Plasma
Which of the following is a protective function of blood?
Preventing infection
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Identify the formed element of blood indicated by "D."
Lymphocyte
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Identify the component of blood indicated by "C."
Erythrocytes
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Identify the formed element of blood indicated by "C."
Monocyte
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Identify the component of blood indicated by "B."
Buffy coat
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Identify the component of blood indicated by "D."
Formed elements
Which of the following is not a role of albumin?
It serves an immune system function.
Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Buffy coat
Thin, white-colored area in centrifuged blood on top of the red blood cells (RBCs) that contains white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets
Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Hematocrit
Erythrocyte portion of centrifuged blood
Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Plasma
The liquid portion of centrifuged blood that sits atop everything else