Question

Which of the following substances is transported by blood plasma

Answer 1

The composition of blood

Component Function(s)

Plasma Transporting carbon dioxide, digested food molecules, urea and hormones; distributing heat

Red blood cells Transporting oxygen

White blood cells Ingesting pathogens and producing antibodies

Platelets Involved in blood clotting

Answer 2

The water portion of the blood is blood plasma which acts as a transport medium.

• All the nutrients required by the organs of our body are delivered through the blood plasma.
• The waste product resulting from the metabolic reaction is transmitted to the kidney, and liver through this blood plasma.
• The blood plasma transmits the nutrients obtained in the body from the food.
• The blood plasma is in charge of pa-ssing amino acids, nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fats, cholesterol, glucose, etc.