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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 →Which three groups make up the formed elements of blood?Read the answer and worked solution →Red blood cells are clinically known as:Read the answer and worked solution →White blood cells are clinically known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Platelets are cell fragments also called:Read the answer and worked solution →A hematocrit measures the percentage of which cells in a blood sample?Read the answer and worked solution →In a hematocrit tube, erythrocytes settle at the very bottom because they are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pigment changes colour depending on the degree of oxygen saturation?Read the answer and worked solution →Platelets are described as critical to hemostasis, which is the stoppage of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which plasma protein is described as the most abundant?Read the answer and worked solution →Plasma is described as mostly water, and it perpetually suspends the formed elements so they can:Read the answer and worked solution →A patient with a low hematocrit has a reduced percentage of:Read the answer and worked solution →Bleeding that fails to stop after vessel damage most directly suggests a problem with:Read the answer and worked solution →Blood appears a different colour in arteries and veins because hemoglobin's colour depends on:Read the answer and worked solution →Blood differs from bone and cartilage, which are also connective tissues, because its matrix is:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each blood componentRead the answer and worked solution →Tap what belongs to each part of bloodRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: bloodRead the answer and worked solution →Stop on the right blood cellRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the blood factsRead 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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