Medical Definition of sphincter of Oddi. : a complex sphincter closing the duodenal orifice of the common bile duct.
Human blood is made of plasma (makes up 54.3% of the blood volume) and several kinds of cells (corpuscles); these are 1  â. erythrocytes (RBC) â 45% of blood by volume. 2  leukocytes (WBC) â 0.7% of blood by volume. 3  thrombocytes (platelets) â minute amounts.
Blood plasma is the yellow liquid in which blood cells float. Plasma is made up of nutrients, electrolytes (salts), gases, non-protein hormones, waste, lipids, and proteins. These proteins are albumin, antibodies (also called immunoglobulins), clotting factors, and protein hormones.lood is pushed through the organism by the heart, and brings nutrients and oxygen to our tissues. It also takes away waste and carbon dioxide from tissues. Blood is made up of blood plasma and various cells â red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.