Plasma is the fluid portion of unclotted blood. After blood clots, the fluid that remains is referred to as serum.
SerumAfter blood clots, the fluid that remains is referred to as serum. Plasma is the fluid portion of the blood before clotting or in the presence of an anticoagulant.plasma
cervix
rectum
The axis is the medical term meaning the longitudinal or long portion of a structure. The Axis of the uterus points up and down (cephalocaudally).
outer ear
Gastrostenesis
Retropharyngeal is the medical term meaning behind the pharynx.
Lobectomy
Gyrectomy
This is known as a sympathectomy
No, the liquid portion of a specimen collected in a tube containing EDTA is plasma. Serum is the liquid portion of a blood sample collected in a tube without anticoagulant. EDTA is an anticoagulant that prevents blood clotting by chelating calcium ions.
The vermiform appendix, commonly known as the appendix, is lymphoid tissue hanging from the lower portion of the cecum.