The blood volume in an adult averages approximately a. 1 L, b. 3 L, c. 5 L, d. 7 L.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Who among the following has the highest blood volume? Is it answer choice? A babies, answer choice. B A person with a normal weight, answer choice C A pregnant woman or answer choice D, everyone has the same blood volume. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices has the highest blood volume. So when we're talking about the highest blood volume and blood volume, specifically, we are talking about the total amount of blood within the body and that total amount of blood varies based on different factors such as the age of the person or the person's weight as well as their health and the sex of the person. And the typical range of the total amount of blood in an adult is around 4.5 liters to six liters. And this is in adults. So looking at our answer choices, we can eliminate answer choice. D since we know that the blood volume varies and everyone does not have the same blood volume. And we can also eliminate answer choice. A since the highest blood volume is found in adults and not babies. And since the blood volume varies by weight or health, a person with a normal weight would have a lower blood when compared to a pregnant woman. So answer choice B can be eliminated, giving us the correct answer, which is answer choice C A pregnant woman since a pregnant woman has a higher blood volume than all of the other answer choices. Since the pregnant woman experiences an increase in blood volume to support the growing fetus. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.