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BLOOD PLASMA is the yellow liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells in whole blood would normally be suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is mostly water (90% by volume) and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, clotting factors, mineral ions, hormones and carbon dioxide (plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation)

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What watery liquid makes up half of your blood?

Blood plasma


What makes up more than half of your blood?

Blood is a mixture of cells and a watery liquid, called plasma, that the cells float in. It also contains other things like nutrients (such as sugar), hormones, clotting agents, and waste products to be flushed out of the body.


What makes up over half of your blood?

Plasma, makes up about 55% of human blood. 92% of Plasma, is water.


How much plasma is there in human blood?

Blood is made of plasma and has 90 percent water; it serves as the main transportation component in the body because it's the liquid part of the blood. We need water for breathing and glycolysis, we have to drink enough water to keep our body functioning properly.


What makes up half of your blood?

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Blood is made of about one half cells and cell parts and one half liquid called what?

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How do Campers at camp Half-Blood make a living?

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What type of cell makes up half the volume of blood?

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