Blood

• Arteries: away

  Capillaries: connects arteries and veins

  Veins: towards
• Small enough to penetrate the body tissues

  Capillaries
• 55% of Volume of Blood


  Plasma
• 45% of Blood


  Formed Elements
• Plasma % by weight

  Proteins

  7%
• Plasma % by weight

  Water

  91%
• Plasma % by weight

  Other Solutes

  2%
• WBC According to size

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• WBC According sa Dami

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• Connective tissue with liquid matrix containing cells and cells fragme

  Blood
• Formed Elements (Number per cubic mm)

  Platelets

  250-400 thousand
• Formed Elements (Number per cubic mm)

  WBC

  5-9 Thousand
• Formed Elements (Number per cubic mm)

  RBC


  4.2-6.2 Million
• Liquid matrix of blood (or the liquid part after you have collected an anticoagulated blood)

  Plasma