Blood circulates throughout the body, transporting substances essential to life. Here, learn about the components of blood and how it supports human health.

Blood is made up of plasma and solid components. Of these, the larger part is plasma, comprising about 55%. It appears as a straw-colored fluid and is composed mainly of water, but also carries ...

Blood accounts for about 7 per cent of a person’s total body weight. During pregnancy a woman’s blood increases by about 50 per cent. This means a woman who weighs 55kg has, give or take, 3.8 ...

Your blood can be separated into four components, one of them being plasma. The other three are: red blood cells; white blood cells; platelets; Plasma makes up about 55 percent of your blood. It ...