Plasma is ____ while formed elements are ____

A. a blood gas; blood clots
B. the liquid portion of blood; the cells
C. lacking in protein; regulators of blood osmolality
D. the cellular portion of blood; acellular components
E. mostly protein; the matrix


B

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