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  1. What Is Plasma? Plasma Donation & Importance - Cleveland Clinic

    Mar 14, 2025 · What is plasma? Plasma is the liquid part of your blood. This fluid makes up a little over half of your blood’s total volume. Other blood cells — like red blood cells, white blood …

  2. Blood plasma - Wikipedia

    Blood plasma is a light amber -colored liquid component of blood in which blood cells are absent, but which contains proteins and other constituents of whole blood in suspension.

  3. What is plasma? Function, uses, and donations - Medical News Today

    Sep 1, 2021 · As plasma is the liquid portion of blood, it plays a vital role in many bodily systems as it facilitates the transportation of important substances around the body. In this article, we …

  4. What Is Plasma In Blood? | Red Cross Blood Services

    Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. About 55% of our blood is plasma, and the remaining 45% are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets that are suspended in the plasma. Plasma …

  5. Plasma | Definition, Function, & Composition | Britannica

    Oct 31, 2025 · Plasma, the liquid portion of blood, which transports nutrients and wastes and maintains blood pressure and homeostasis.

  6. What Is Plasma? - University of Rochester Medical Center

    The main role of plasma is to take nutrients, hormones, and proteins to the parts of the body that need it. Cells also put their waste products into the plasma.

  7. Plasma in the Body: Color, Roles, Donation Uses - Verywell Health

    Sep 7, 2025 · Plasma is the liquid part of blood and makes up more than half of blood volume. Plasma carries nutrients, hormones, proteins, and waste throughout the body. Plasma …

  8. Physiology, Blood Plasma - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Apr 24, 2023 · Whole blood minus erythrocytes (RBCs), leukocytes (WBCs), and thrombocytes (platelets) make up the plasma. Serum, sometimes mistakenly considered synonymous with …

  9. Plasma - Hematology Explained

    Plasma is the liquid portion of blood, often overlooked but absolutely essential for life. Comprising about 55% of total blood volume, plasma is more than just a transport medium—it is the …

  10. What Is Plasma? - Saint Luke's Health System

    White blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets are essential to body function, but plasma also plays a crucial, and mostly unrecognized, job. It carries these blood components throughout …