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Transporting gases, nutrients, and wastes.
7-8% of the body's weight.
Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Maintains osmotic pressure and transports substances.
Erythrocytes lack nuclei; leukocytes contain nuclei.
Carries oxygen from lungs to tissues.
They are broken down by macrophages in the spleen.
Granulocytes and agranulocytes.
Engulf and kill microbes through phagocytosis.
Release toxins to eliminate larger parasites.
Tissue hypoxia stimulates erythropoietin secretion.
Approximately 120 days.
Promote blood clotting and hemostasis.
Vasoconstriction reduces blood flow at injury sites.
Forms a mesh that stabilizes the clot.
Serum lacks fibrinogen and clotting factors.
The formation of blood cells in the bone marrow.
Albumins, globulins, and fibrinogens.
They produce antibodies and coordinate immune responses.
Engulf pathogens and debris, activating immune responses.