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justinmsk · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is educating a client on plasma proteins and their chief functions. Four groups of plasma proteins are manufactured in the liver. Based on this information, what is the important function of gamma globulin?

A) Helps maintain blood pressure
B) Provides immunity against infection and disease
C) Provides thickness to the circulating blood volume
D) Helps with blood clotting

Question 2

A nurse is educating a client on plasma proteins and their chief functions. Four groups of plasma proteins are manufactured in the liver. Based on this information, what are the important functions of albumin?

1 . Helps maintain blood pressure
2 . Provides immunity against infection and disease
3 . Provides thickness to the circulating blood volume
4 . Helps with blood clotting
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4

Heffejeff · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Gamma globulin provides immunity against infection and disease. Albumin is the largest group, accounting for 60 to 80 of plasma proteins. Its important function is to provide thickness to the circulating blood volume, thus maintaining osmotic pressure. Osmotic pressure draws water from surrounding tissue fluid into capillaries and, thus, maintains fluid volume and blood pressure. Fibrinogen and prothrombin are two other plasma proteins essential for blood clotting.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Albumin is the largest group, accounting for 60 to 80 of plasma proteins. Its important function is to provide thickness to the circulating blood volume, thus maintaining osmotic pressure. Osmotic pressure draws water from surrounding tissue fluid into capillaries and, thus, maintains fluid volume and blood pressure. Fibrinogen and prothrombin are two other plasma proteins essential for blood clotting. Gamma globulin provides immunity against infection and disease.