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water--90% , organic constituents like plasma proteins7% , other organic constituents like glucose, hormones, urea, amino acids etc---2.1% ,4-Inorganic constituents like mineral ions--0.9% .

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Is blood soluble?

Blood itself is not soluble, but it is a complex fluid composed of various components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Plasma, which makes up about 55% of blood volume, is a liquid that is mostly water and contains dissolved substances such as proteins, electrolytes, hormones, and nutrients. While the components of blood can be suspended or dissolved in plasma, the cellular elements (like red and white blood cells) are not soluble and remain suspended in the liquid.


What is the light yellow liquid in which red blood cells with blood cells and platelets are suspended?

In the blood, usually. I assume you knew this, so I don't really understand what you meant by the question.


Name the components of the blood?

Blood is a heterogeneous mixture of plasma and the separate cells, such as red blood cells and platelets. So it is not a single compound, but contains large numbers of organic molecules.


Is blood a form of matter?

Yes, blood is a form of matter. It is a complex mixture of cells, proteins, and other substances suspended in a liquid matrix called plasma.


Are gases or dissolved substances found in blood?

Both gases and dissolved substances are found in blood. Gases, primarily oxygen and carbon dioxide, are transported in the blood, with oxygen primarily bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells and carbon dioxide dissolved in plasma or bound to proteins. Additionally, blood contains various dissolved substances, including nutrients, hormones, electrolytes, and waste products, which are crucial for bodily functions and maintaining homeostasis.

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What items are NOT dissolved in plasma?

Items that are not dissolved in plasma include larger blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Additionally, certain large proteins, such as some clotting factors, may exist in the plasma but are not dissolved in a free form. Instead, they remain suspended in the plasma. Other substances, like lipids or fat globules, typically require transport proteins to move through plasma.


Is blood soluble?

Blood itself is not soluble, but it is a complex fluid composed of various components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Plasma, which makes up about 55% of blood volume, is a liquid that is mostly water and contains dissolved substances such as proteins, electrolytes, hormones, and nutrients. While the components of blood can be suspended or dissolved in plasma, the cellular elements (like red and white blood cells) are not soluble and remain suspended in the liquid.


What is a fluid that carries substances both in its cells and dissolved in its liquid?

Blood is a fluid that carries substances in its cells (such as red and white blood cells) and dissolved in its liquid (such as oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products).


What are the six substances dissolved or suspended in plasma?

Blood "plasma" is the liquid outside of cells. In it are various dissolved substances. There are inorganic salts, also called "electrolytes" which are present in the form of dissolved ions. There are also plasma proteins. Some plasma proteins transport lipids, which are insoluble in water. The only way the lipids can travel in the blood is if they are bound to proteins. Immunoglobulins, another protein, are also found in the blood plasma. They are antibodies that help fight viruses that invade the body. There are also blood clotting factors in the blood plasma. Other substances in the blood plasma are nutrients, metabolic waste products, respiratory gases, and hormones.


What kind of mixtures are air and blood?

Homogeneous mixtures are the type of mixtures that air and blood are labeled.


Is plasma a blood vessel?

No, Plasma is the liquid solution that blood cells are suspended in.


Red blood cells white blood cells and platelets are suspended in a fluid called what?

Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended in a fluid called plasma. Plasma makes up about 55% of blood volume and is primarily composed of water, electrolytes, proteins, hormones, and nutrients. It serves as a medium for transporting these cells and various substances throughout the body.


The fluid in which blood cells are suspended is?

The fluid in which blood cells are suspended is called plasma. Plasma is the liquid component of blood that carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets throughout the body.


What is the light yellow liquid in which red blood cells with blood cells and platelets are suspended?

In the blood, usually. I assume you knew this, so I don't really understand what you meant by the question.


Name the components of the blood?

Blood is a heterogeneous mixture of plasma and the separate cells, such as red blood cells and platelets. So it is not a single compound, but contains large numbers of organic molecules.


Why blood is consist of blood plasma?

The blood plasma is the transport medium in the circulatory system, into which many substances are dissolved, like carbon dioxide, hormones and nutrients. It helps to carry red and white blood cells, as well as platelets, to different parts of the body quickly and efficiently. The plasma can also diffuse out of capillaries into the gaps around cells, allowing the nutrients in the plasma to diffuse into the cells.


What is fluid that carries substance both in its cells and dissolved in its liquid?

plasma