STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ANIMAL TISSUES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Blood is considered a type of connective tissue: TRUE-Blood has a fluid matrix called plasma and living cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -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). Blood is the only liquid tissue in the body that measures about 5 liters in the adult human and accounts for 8 percent of the body weight.
Detailed explanation-3: -Blood is considered a connective tissue because it has a matrix. The cellular components of blood are red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, white blood cells also called leukocytes and platelets. The fluid portion of whole blood, its matrix, is commonly called plasma. Q.
Detailed explanation-4: -Blood is called as fluid connective tissue as it has a liquid matrix called plasma where cellular components like RBCs, WBCs and platelets are suspended in it.
Detailed explanation-5: -Blood and lymph are the two types of connective tissue in this sub-category. Both are fluid, rather than solid, and both lack the network of extracellular protein fibers found in the other types of connective tissue.