The two main components of blood are plasma and __________

Plasma

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Corpuscles

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Haemoglobin

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Oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is B
Corpuscles

Blood contains plasma, which is a liquid matrix that carries blood cells and cell fragments suspended in it. These cell fragments suspended in plasma are considered as the cellular part or just corpuscules. Types of corpuscles include - (a) red blood cells (b) white blood cells and (c) platelets.

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