CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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tissue
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organ
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organ system
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Blood is one of the connective tissues. As a connective tissue, it consists of cells and cell fragments (formed elements) suspended in an intercellular matrix (plasma).
Detailed explanation-2: -Blood is the fluid connective tissue and is made up of plasma (matrix) and cells, such as RBCs, WBCs and platelets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the correct answer is option D) Connective tissue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Blood is not a tissue because it is a fluid.
Detailed explanation-5: -Blood is regarded as a connective tissue because as the blood is circulated throughout the body due to pumping action of heart, it carries different materials and gases from one part of the body to another. Hence, it connects different tissues and organs of the body and thus, called as a connective tissue.