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 is made of four components: Plasma is a pale yellow sticky liquid. It makes up 55% of the bloods volume. The components of plasma are water 92%, dissolved protein 8%, glucose, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, urea, uric acid, CO2, hormones, antibodies. Plasma carries dissolved materials such as glucose, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, salts, carbon dioxide, urea, and hormones.