Question #eb06c

2 Answers
Feb 17, 2018

Around #5L# of blood in your body, so about #3L# of red blood cells, plasma, and white blood cells.

Explanation:

From this website,

https://www.livescience.com/32213-how-much-blood-is-in-the-human-body.html

It says that the adult human body has an average of #5L# of blood, but about #3L# are red blood cells, white blood cells, and other cells.

I think it varies from person to person, as some suffer from anemia, which reduces the number of red blood cells. In conclusion, there is no definite volume.

Feb 18, 2018

An average male has approximately #"5 L"# of blood volume. Females and children have less. Just under #45%# is composed of red blood cells.

Explanation:

An average male has approximately #"5 L"# of blood volume. Females and children have less. Slightly less than #55%# of the blood is plasma, the liquid portion which consists of a mixture of proteins, enzymes, nutrients, wastes, hormones and gases. Just over #45%# of the blood is the cellular component (formed elements), containing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which are pieces of cells from the bone marrow.

https://www.myvmc.com/anatomy/blood-function-and-composition/#C3

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