<prompt> Amount of sodium in plasma is14312017595  <response>: A 143 Blood plasma is a straw colored liquid component of blood that normally holds the blood cells in whole blood in suspension; this makes plasma the extracellular matrix of blood cells. It makes up about 55 of the bodys total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid all body fluid outside of cells. It is mostly water up to 95 by volume, and contains dissolved proteins 6-8 i.e.--serum albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen, glucose, clotting factors, electrolytes Na, Ca2, Mg2, HCO3-, Cl-, etc., hormones, carbon dioxide plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation and oxygen. Plasma also serves as the protein reserve of the human body. It plays a vital role in an intravascular osmotic effect that keeps electrolytes in balanced form and protects the body from infection and other blood disorders. Ion Normal concentration range mEq.L-1 Sodium 135-145 Potassium 3.6-5.1 Chloride 95-105 Calcium 2.1-2.8 