• Question: hi do you know how much blood we have in our bodies.annalise ;-)

    Asked by whvicandanna to Anil, Blanka, Cees, Emma, Mike on 3 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Emma Trantham

      Emma Trantham answered on 3 Jul 2012:


      Well that depends on how big you are – or more precisely how heavy you are.

      About 8% of our body weight is blood so if you:

      Find your weight in kilos, times that by 8 and divide it by 100 then that is how heavy your blood is.

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