Blood
Blood is a tissue that is circulated within the body to assist other parts of the body. This connective tissue has specialized cells that allow it to carry out its complex functions. For a healthy person, approximately 8% of their total weight is blood. For a 70 kg (154 lb.) individual, this equates to 5.6 L (12 US pints).
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Famous quotes containing the word blood:
“It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilisation.”
—G.M. (George Macaulay)
“The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
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