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Nursing topics

Blood and Its Components (23)Blood Vessels and Circulation (23)The Endocrine System (23)The Respiratory System (23)The Urinary System (23)

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Blood is classified as which type of tissue?Read the answer and worked solution →The extracellular matrix of blood is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Plasma makes blood unique among connective tissues because plasma is:Read the answer and worked solution →The cellular elements of blood are collectively referred to as the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Blood is classified as which type of tissue?

  1. Connective tissue
  2. Epithelial tissue
  3. Muscular tissue
  4. Nervous tissue
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Correct answer: A. Connective tissue

1. Blood is unusual, but it still belongs to a standard tissue class. 2. The four primary tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous. 3. Blood is a connective tissue. 4. Its fluid matrix is what makes it unique among connective tissues. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood', sections 18.1-18.6_

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The extracellular matrix of blood is called:

  1. Marrow
  2. Plasma
  3. Serum
  4. Lymph
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Correct answer: B. Plasma

1. Every connective tissue has an extracellular matrix. 2. Blood is a connective tissue. 3. Its extracellular matrix is called plasma. 4. Plasma makes blood unique among connective tissues because it is fluid. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood', sections 18.1-18.6_

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Plasma makes blood unique among connective tissues because plasma is:

  1. It is fluid
  2. It is solid
  3. It is gaseous
  4. Crystalline
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Correct answer: A. It is fluid

1. Most connective tissues have a firm or fibrous matrix. 2. The extracellular matrix of blood is called plasma. 3. Plasma makes blood unique among connective tissues because it is fluid. 4. That fluid is mostly water. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood', sections 18.1-18.6_

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