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| 8027987907 | FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD: | 1. Blood transports gases(oxygen and carbondioxide), nutrients, waste products (such as urea), hormones and heat. 2. Blood regulates the pH of body fluids by the buffers it contain 3. Help regulate body temperature 4. Help protect the body from disease by transporting chemicals and cells that fight infection 5. Contains proteins that help loss of blood from a torn vessel | 0 | |
| 8028074710 | PLASMA | is a straw-colored fluid that is composed of water ant dissloved substance | 1 | |
| 8028080007 | Plasma Proteins | include albumin, globulins(alpha, beta and gamma), Fibrinogen, and thrombin. | 2 | |
| 8028086860 | Albumin | smallest of the plasma proteins. It is produced by the liver and is an osmoregulator. It draws water into the venus side of the capillary and thus help maintain fluid balance in the body. | 3 | |
| 8028094598 | Alpha globulin and beta globulin | produced by the liver. transport substances in the blood such as hormones, lipids etc. | 4 | |
| 8028100489 | GammaGlobulin | antibodies or immunoglobulins that are derived from B lymphocytes. B- lymphocytes can enlarge and become plasma cells. These plasma cells secrete antibodies that fight infections in the body. | 5 |