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Blood
Liquid
connective tissue consisting of cells surrounded by a liquid matrix (
plasma
)
Components of blood
Plasma
(
55
%)
Red blood cells
(
45
%)
Buffy coat (
white blood cells
and
platelets
)
Cellular components (formed elements) of blood
Red
blood cells
White
blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
Liquid portion consisting of
water
,
proteins
and other solutes
Amount of blood
Depends on the
size
of the person and amount of
adipose
tissue, and the concentration of ions
Females vs males
Females
have less
blood
compared to males
Body composition
8%
whole blood,
92%
other fluids and tissues
Composition of whole blood
55% plasma
45% formed elements
Composition of plasma
91.5%
water
7%
proteins
(54% albumins, 38% globulins, 7% fibrinogen, 1% all others)
1.5% other
solutes
(electrolytes, nutrients, gases, regulatory substances, waste products)
Formed elements
150,000
-
400,000
platelets
5,000
-
10,000
white blood cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils)
4.8
-
5.4
million red blood cells