What percentage of blood is constituted by plasma, and what percentage of plasma is composed of water?
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Correct answer: 55% and 90-92%
Plasma constitutes nearly 55 percent of the blood. Out of this plasma, 90-92 percent is water, while the remaining portion consists of proteins and other dissolved solutes.
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