How much blood is in the average human body?
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4.5 to 5.5 liters:There's enough blood in the human body to fill a bit more than a 1-gallon milk jug. The average adult has about 1.2 to 1.5 gallons.
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Blood is a red coloured fluid connective tissue, which circulates in our body.
The blood supplies nutrients and oxygen to all living cells and collects waste products and carbon dioxide to be thrown out of the body.
An average human has about of blood.
1. Plasma - It constitutes about 55% of blood volume. Blood cells are suspended in the plasma.
It transports carbon dioxide and nitrogenous waste in dissolved form.
2. Blood Corpuscles - It constitutes about 45% of the blood.
These include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
RBCs transports oxygen to all cells.
WBCs helps to destroy foriegn germs in the body that harm our immune system.
Platelets help in clotting of the blood at the site on any bleeding injury.
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