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How is blood a connective tissue ?

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Blood is considered a connective tissue for two basic reasons: (1) embryologically, it has the same origin (mesodermal) as do the otherconnective tissue types and (2) bloodconnects the body systems together bringing the needed oxygen, nutrients, hormones and other signaling molecules, and removing the wastes.

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