Match the component of plasma with its description and/or importance: Water

Ninety percent of plasma volume; dissolving and suspending medium for solutes of blood

Identify the component of blood indicated by "A."

Plasma

Which of the following is a protective function of blood?

Preventing infection

Identify the formed element of blood indicated by "D."

Lymphocyte

Identify the component of blood indicated by "C."

Erythrocytes

Identify the formed element of blood indicated by "C."

Monocyte

Identify the component of blood indicated by "B."

Buffy coat

Identify the component of blood indicated by "D."

Formed elements

Which of the following is not a role of albumin?

It serves an immune system function.

Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Buffy coat

Thin, white-colored area in centrifuged blood on top of the red blood cells (RBCs) that contains white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets

Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Hematocrit

Erythrocyte portion of centrifuged blood

Match the following part of separated blood with its definition: Plasma

The liquid portion of centrifuged blood that sits atop everything else