What is the major difference between plasma and serum?

Answer 1

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

Blood comprises of four main parts plasma, serum, red blood cells (cells that carry oxygen) and white blood cells (cells that fight foreign bodies.

Plasma is a transparent and yellowish fluid part of the blood. This is the part of the blood that contains fibrin and other clotting factors. About 55% of the total blood volume is Plasma . The main part of blood plasma is water.

Red blood cells exist in a disc shape while white blood cells exist in irregular shapes. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin while the contents of white blood cells vary with different types. Hemoglobin makes red blood cells red while a "buffy coat" gives white blood cells a white-like appearance.

Answer 2

Blood comprises of four main parts plasma, serum, red blood cells (cells that carry oxygen) and white blood cells (cells that fight foreign bodies.

Plasma is a transparent and yellowish fluid part of the blood. This is the part of the blood that contains fibrin and other clotting factors. About 55% of the total blood volume is Plasma . The main part of blood plasma is water.

Answer 3

Plasma has clotting factors in it and serum does not.

Answer 4

Plasma still has clotting factors. Serum does not.

Answer 5

Plasma has a cloting factors ware serum dos not have them