level: Blood Component
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Blood Component
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 Obtained by venous puncture and contains anticoagulant such as heparin or EDTA 2 Component: | 1 Whole blood 2 All the cellular and protein elements of blood |
| 1 The liquid obtained from whole blood after it is allowed to clot and the clot is removed 2 Component: | 1 Serum 2 Does not contain cellular elements, fibrinogen, or the other clotting factors from the blood |
| 1 The liquid supernatant obtained after centrifugation of non-clotted whole blood that contains an anticoagulant 2 Component: | 1 Plasma 2 It is the noncellular liquid fraction of whole blood and contains all the proteins including albumin |
| Plasma vs Serum | 1 Plasma is the liquid, cell-free part of blood that has been treated with ANTI-COAGULANTS 2 Serum is the liquid part of the blood AFTER COAGULATION, therefore devoid of clotting factors as fibrinogen |