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| The only fluid connective tissues |
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liquid or matrix portion of blood
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| plasma minus clotting factors |
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| 7% of plasma; all are synthesized in the liver except for gamma proteins |
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| most abundant(60%) of total protein fraction of plasma; major contributor to osmotic pressure of plasma; used for transport of fatty acids, steroid hormones, meds, and other substances. |
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| 35% of total protein fraction; made up of different proteins. |
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| transports lipids and fat-soluble vitamins. |
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| albumins and globulins attach to these making them water-soluble |
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| gamma globulin/ immunoglobulin |
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| 4% of plasma; largest of plasma proteins; essential for normal clotting |
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| <1% of plasma; glycprotein necessary for clotting |
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| <1% of plasma; enzymes, coenzymes, proteins |
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| carried as glucose (blood sugar) |
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| fatty acids, cholesterol, glycerides |
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| .9% of blood; transported as electrolytes |
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| important in both acid-base balance and in fluid balance (ex. NaCl+ , KCl+) |
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| dissolved in plasma; small amount of total oxygen is carried in the blood |
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| dissolved in plasma; more than 90% of the carbon in the body is in the blood as bicarbonate (HCO3) |
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| urea, uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, ammonium ions |
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| erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes; 45% of blood volume |
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