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Blood is best classified as connective tissue because _____.

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ddd [48]4 years ago

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Answer:

It is composed of extracellular matrix (ground substance) and cells

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Connective tissue is defined as a type of tissue which binds other tissues and it is composed of a ground substance comprising of fibres into which tissue specific cells are scattered.

Blood has plasma as the ground substance in which blood cells (RBCs, WBCs, platelets are scattered)

Further, it also connects various parts of the body, i.e. acts as a medium for transport and signaling.

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