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Ch. 17 Blood

Chapter 16, Problem 9

The normal pH of the blood is about a. 8.4, b. 7.8, c. 7.4, d. 4.7.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together which of the following plasma solutes is the most abundant by percentage. Is it answer choice. A plasma proteins, answer choice B electrolytes. Answer choice c nutrients or answer choice D respiratory gasses. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is most abundant by percentage. So we can recall that when it comes to plasma solutes, we know that all of these are vital for various physiological processes and are present in the plasma. However, the solute that is most abundant by percentage with this percentage being 7% of the total volume of plasma are the plasma proteins, which is answer choice. A the correct answer since those plasma proteins which make up 7% of the total volume of plasma play various essential roles in the body which include maintaining osmotic pressure, transporting molecules contributing to the immune system and assisting in blood clotting. So the plasma solute that is most abundant by percentage are the plasma proteins. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.