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What differnt plasma and blood?
Blood is a liquid substance pushed out by the heart. It travels in the different parts of the body through the arteries and capillaries, and returns to the heart through the veins. The system that is responsible for transporting the blood inside the body is the circulatory system. The blood contains substances such as minerals, proteins and nutrients that are needed for the development of cells, tissues and organs.

Plasma is usually quoted as the substance that stays behind in the blood when the red blood cells are taken out. It is the yellow, liquid part of the whole blood, which makes up 55 percent of the whole blood, and it is about 90 percent water. As the major component of blood, it is more widely used for transfusion, especially for victims of burns, trauma, and those suffering from physiological collapse. It contains clotting factors that impedes excessive blood flow from open wounds.


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