The blood consists of a suspension of special cells in a liquid called plasma. In an adult man, the blood is about 1/12th of the body weight and this corresponds to 5-6 litres. Blood consists of 55 % plasma, and 45 % by cells called formed elements. The blood performs a lot of important functions.
The weather and its seasons. Grenada boasts comfortable to hot weather year round. Expect temperatures that range from 32 C during the day in summer to as low as 20 C overnight in winter.
On oct. 25, 1983, the United States invaded the tiny Caribbean island republic of Grenada. Hostilities were declared over within a week. But 30 years after the invasion of Grenada, hindsight suggests that this little war turned out in the long run to have a disproportionately large effect on the American military. The victory took longer and was more costly in American casualties than it should have been because of serious flaws in how the four uniformed branches performed together in joint combat.