Matching Pairs Whole BloodOnline version Cardiovascular System by Zaynah Elliott 1 Temperature of blood 2 Whole blood transports 3 pH of blood 4 Blood 5 Blood Plasma 6 It protects 7 It regulates 8 Whole blood's basic functions 9 Components of blood plasma 10 Osmotic pressure a clear yellow fluid comprised mainly of water slightly higher than the body's temperature (38 C) bright red in color when oxygenated and dark red when de-oxygenated transports, regulates, and protects difference in solute concentration between two fluids immune system and inflammatory responses. nutrients, oxygen, and water to the cells of the body body temperature, pH, and ion composition of interstitial body fluids, and cell water content. nutrients, electrolytes, dissolved gases, and organic waste products. close to neutral (7.35-7.45)