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How Much Blood Is In The Average Human Body?

Posted by enotes on October 9, 2011 at 4:00 PM and tagged with science, the human body

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agasmith96

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The human body contains approximately 6 quarts (or 5.6 liters) of blood.

In one day your blood travels nearly 12,000 miles. Your heart beats around 35 million times per year. Your heart pumps a million barrels of blood during the average lifetime-enough to fill three supertankers.

Posted by agasmith96 on November 17, 2011 at 5:23 PM

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ajprincess

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our body contains 5.6 litres of blood

 

in a day your blood travels 12000 miles and your heart beats 34 million times a year

Posted by ajprincess on March 25, 2012 at 11:44 PM

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5.6 litres of blood.

Posted by loraaa on March 26, 2012 at 5:53 AM

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5.6 Litres

Posted by suvetha on March 27, 2012 at 1:19 AM

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ayy-dee

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5.4 litres

Posted by ayy-dee on March 27, 2012 at 1:35 AM

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lnj100

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A man weighing 154 pounds (70 kilograms) would have about 5.5 quarts (5.2 liters) of blood. A woman weighing 110 pounds (50 kilograms) would have about 3.5 quarts (3.3 liters).



Posted by lnj100 on March 27, 2012 at 8:05 AM

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The human body has about an average of 5.6 litres of blood.

Posted by elekzy on March 30, 2012 at 12:20 PM

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khansaqib

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The weight of blood in our body is about 1/12th of our body .

The average adult body has about 5 litres of blood.

Posted by khansaqib on April 9, 2012 at 10:32 AM

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5.6 Litres of blood!

Posted by school-help-needed on April 13, 2012 at 7:01 AM

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ilykidd

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average amount would be about 4.5 quarts, depending on size and height of a human being/adult. 

Posted by ilykidd on April 15, 2012 at 2:31 AM

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bernsb

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5.6 million ounces ir is it 6.5 liters you decided

Posted by bernsb on April 21, 2012 at 2:53 PM

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birrju

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1/8th of human's weight.

 

Posted by birrju on April 24, 2012 at 12:13 PM

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ayush17

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The amount of blood in the human body depends on size (body mass is more important than height). An average man of 150 lbs or 70 kgs will have around 8 pints or 5.2 litres of blood. A woman of 110 lbs (50 kgs) will have about 3.3 litres of blood ; about 5 pints. (However, 110 lbs is a petite size!). The average woman will have nearer 6-7 pints and with a male having eight, the average is just over 7 pints.

Posted by ayush17 on April 25, 2012 at 10:50 AM

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donydera

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An adult human has 5.6-6 litres of blood.

Posted by donydera on May 2, 2012 at 4:19 AM

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profdano

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The average blood volume of an "average" human adult is between 5-7 liters. This assumes an average adult weighs around 175 lbs. This coincides to the cardiac output which is the amount of blood pumped by the ventricles of the heart per minute.

Posted by profdano on May 8, 2012 at 11:25 PM

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vgopaul12

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an average of 5.6 litres of blood

Posted by vgopaul12 on May 9, 2012 at 11:04 AM

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nikitasingh

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the body of an average human being contains 5.6 lts of blood . blood makes up approximately 7 % of your body weight and thats how you can find out the amount of blood in ones body.

Posted by nikitasingh on May 23, 2012 at 2:45 PM

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