It is called whole blood.
Whole Blood is Plasma & Formed Elements (RBC's, WBC's, etc)
Plasma contributes 46-63% and the Formed Elements contribute 37-54% of whole blood in the body.
Hemapheresis
The solid part of blood that is made of living cells is referred to as formed elements. The liquid part of blood is called plasma.
Yes, blood is a connective tissue made up of formed elements and plasma. The formed elements are the red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).
hemoconcentration
plasma, and formed elements
whole
plasma-55% and formed elements-45%
Plasma is the straw-colored liquid that holds the formed elements that make up blood.
Sodium chloride is dissolved in the plasma of the blood, along with other elements and compounds. Many proteins and salts are found in the liquid matrix called the plasma as well.
This thin layer is called the "Buffy Coat" it is composed of some white blood cells and platelets.
The liquid component of blood, called PLASMA, is responsible for carrying hormones, plasma proteins, food materials (like carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids), ions (like sodium, chloride, bicarbonate) and gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) throughout the body.The portion of the blood that is not plasma contains the FORMED ELEMENTS (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.(Copywrite: ACE's Essentials of Exercise Science (2010, 2011)
The parts of the blood are the formed elements (solid parts) and the plasma (the liquid in which the solid parts are suspended). The formed elements include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.