Characteristic of blood

Characteristic of blood:
Blood is considered as connective tissue .lood is one of the important elements of the body.Blood having some unique characteristic property.

Following are the characteristics of the blood.
-These blood cells are suspended in a liquid matrix the liquid matrix known as Plasma.

-Blood is formed by around 45% of blood cells and 55% of blood plasma.

-Blood generally accounts for 8% of the human body weight.

-Blood is denser and viscous than the water

-The pH of the blood is around 7.4(Alkaline).

- The blood volume is  4 -6 liter in average size adult. ( 5 to 6 liters in average male 4 to 5 liters in average female)


-In blood, Red blood cells constitute about 45% of whole blood, plasma about 54.3%, and white blood cells about 0.7%. Platelets are less than 1%.


- Haemoglobin is responsible for the red color of the blood. 

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