A 5th grade elementary student asks the school nurse how much blood is in an entire body. The nurse should respond that the average grown-up adult has
A)
2 to 4 cups of blood in his or her body.
B)
3 pints of blood in total.
C)
3 to 4 quarts of blood in his or her body.
D)
5 to 6 L of blood throughout his or her body.
Ans:
D
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The total volume of blood in the average adult is about 5 to 6 L, and it circulates throughout the body within the confines of the circulatory system.
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