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  2. How much blood is in the human body? - Medical News Today

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    According to a 2023 article, there are around 5 liters of blood in the average human adult body, although this will vary depending on various factors. During pregnancy, a woman may have...

  3. How Much Blood Is in the Human Body? - Healthline

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    The amount of blood in your body is generally equivalent to 7% of your body weight. But this is an estimate because it can depend on your sex, where you live, and other factors. The...

  4. Blood volume - Wikipedia

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    Humans. A typical adult has a blood volume of approximately 5 liters, with females and males having approximately the same blood percentage by weight (approx 7 to 8%) [1][2] Blood volume is regulated by the kidneys. Blood volume (BV) can be calculated given the hematocrit (HC; the fraction of blood that is red blood cells) and plasma volume (PV ...

  5. How Much Blood Is in the Human Body? - Live Science

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    The average adult has about 1.2 to 1.5 gallons (4.5 to 5.5 liters) of blood circulating inside their body, said Dr. Daniel Landau, a hematologist and oncologist at the University...

  6. How Much Blood Is in the Human Body? | Our Blood Institute

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    On average, though, the adult human body contains around 10.5 pints of blood. Put another way, that's about five liters or 1.3 gallons. To put those numbers into context, that's somewhere around 8-10% of the average adult's body weight.

  7. Physiology, Blood Volume - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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    The amount of blood circulating within an individual depends on size and weight, but the average human adult has nearly 5 liters of circulating blood. Women tend to have a lower blood volume than men. However, a woman's blood volume increases by roughly 50% during pregnancy.

  8. Blood - Wikipedia

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    The blood plasma volume totals of 2.73.0 liters (2.83.2 quarts) in an average human. It is essentially an aqueous solution containing 92% water, 8% blood plasma proteins , and trace amounts of other materials.

  9. How Much Blood Is in the Human Body? - MSN

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    The amount of blood in the human body varies based on age, weight, and sex. An adult male weighing about 200 pounds can have almost 6 liters, or a little over 12 pints, of blood while an adult ...

  10. 16.1B: Physical Characteristics and Volume - Medicine LibreTexts

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    Blood generally accounts for 8% of the human body weight. The average adult has a blood volume of roughly five liters (1.3 gal). By volume, red blood cells constitute about 45% of whole blood, plasma about 54.3%, and white cells about 0.7%, with platelets making up less than 1%.

  11. How Much Blood Is in the Human Body? - Mental Floss

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    That 1.2 to 1.5 gallons is equivalent to 4.5 to 5.5 liters: Blood donors typically give about one pint, or a half-liter, at a time without any serious effects.