Blood Plasma

Key Stage 4

Blood Plasma is a straw coloured liquid that contains dissolved nutrients, waste products and hormones.

Blood Plasma makes up around 55% of the blood in a healthy human.

Carbon Dioxide and Urea, which are waste products, are found dissolved in the blood plasma.

Blood Plasma contains dissolved hormones for transport around the body.


A diagram showing the percentages of the different parts which make up blood.