3 rd Lecture: Blood: Composition, Specific Functions of each Compartment. Plasma and Serum Differences and Separation

Definition of Blood: Blood is a fluid connective tissue that consists of plasma, blood cells and platelets. It circulates throughout our body delivering oxygen and nutrients to various cells and tissues. It makes up 8% of our body weight. An average adult possesses around 5-6 liters of blood.

2nd Lecture General Idea about Body fluids: Types, Composition, and Functions, Measurement of body fluids

The maintenance of a relatively constant volume and a stable composition of the body fluids is essential for homeostasis. Some of the most common and important problems in clinical medicine arise because of abnormalities in the control systems that maintain this constancy of the body fluids.