Name the following.
The straw-coloured fluid in which the different blood cells are suspended.

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Solution

Plasma:
There is the suspension of blood cells in the straw-coloured fluid, this fluid is called plasma.
The blood has basically two components:
Plasma: acellular fluid.
Blood cells: RBCs (erythrocytes), WBCs (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).
Final answer: Plasma is the straw-coloured fluid in which the different blood cells are suspended.

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Name the following.The straw-coloured fluid in which the different blood cells are suspended.

Name the following.
The straw-coloured fluid in which the different blood cells are suspended.