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OCR: PLASMA LASMA is a pale yellow sticky liquid n hich blood cells are suspended IT makes up about 55 percent of the total volume of your blood. Plasma is about 90 percent water with over 100 different substances dissolved in These include: proteins that help destroy germs and clot blood; food substances, such as sugars and fats, which are carried from your digestive sy 'stem tc feed your tissues: minerals and salts that keep the chemical balance of your body constant: carbon dioxide and other waste m aterials; and chemicals called biood hormones