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Describe the composition of human blood.

Blood is a fluid connective tissue which circulates in our body. The main components of blood are plasma (55%) and blood corpuscles (45%).

Plasma is straw-coloured fluid which contains 85-90% water and 5-10% other substances like proteins, salts and hormones. There are three types of blood corpuscles:


RBC (Red blood cells)


WBC (White blood cells), and


Platelets


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