Question

Blood, is fluid or vascular tissue, consists of three types of blood corpuscles namely------,--------- and------.

Answer 1

Blood

1. Liquid connective tissue.
2. Contains blood plasma and blood corpuscles.
3. Plasma is pale straw coloured fluid, containing 90% H2O and 10% protein, glucose, amino acid etc.
4. Blood corpuscles includes RBC, WBC and platelets:

1. W.B.C- Large sized, nucleated cells, 7000 per mm3, amoeboid movement and defense mechanism.
2. R.B.C- Small, circular, biconcave discs, lack nuclei, 5 million, contain Fe rich, red coloured, o2 carrying hemoglobin, helps oxygen and carbon dioxide transport.
3. Platelets- Irregularly shaped, non-nucleated fragments of giant cells, helps in blood clotting.

Blood, is fluid or vascular tissue, consists of three types of blood corpuscles namely W.B.C, R.B.C and Platelets.