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Research Notes on Blood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells—such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports waste products away from those same cells. In vertebrates it is composed of blood cells suspended in a liquid called blood plasma. Plasma, which comprises 55% of blood fluid, is mostly water (90% by volume), and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, carbon dioxide (plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation), platelets and blood cells themselves. ...more at Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Blood is circulated in the body through blood vessels by the heart.1
- Blood maintains body temperature, controls pH, removes toxins from the body and regulates body fluid electrolytes.2
- Blood volume of the average adult male is between 5 - 6 liters and the average female is between 4 - 5.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Kidsnewsroom: Blood Facts
- ↑ IvyRose: Blood Functions
- ↑ Laboratory of Molecular Genetics Department of Pathology on Campus University of Malta: Properties of Blood
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Information About Blood, Blood Information, Plasma
- Last update: Oct. 10, 2008
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