NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Blood is a fluid connective tissue containing plasma, red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC) and platelets. It is the main circulating fluid that helps in the transport of various substances.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood is called the fluid connective tissue. Blood has a fluid (liquid) matrix called plasma, in which red blood corpuscles (RBCs), white blood corpuscles (WBCs) and platelets are suspended. The plasma contains proteins, salts and hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is also called vascular connective tissue and is found in animals. It maintains the continuity of the body by connecting different parts of the body. It is of two types that are blood and lymph.