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• 1. Transport of gases, nutrients, and waste products.
• 2. Transport of processed molecules.
• 3. Transport of regulatory molecules
• 4. Regulation of pH and osmosis
• 5. Maintenance of body temperature
• 6. Protection against foreign substances
• 7. Clot formation.

Oxygen enters the blood in the lungs and is carried to the cells. Carbon Dioxide, produced by the cells, is carried in the blood to the lungs, from which it is expelled. The blood transports ingested nutrients, ions, and water from the digestive tract to the cells, and the blood tranports the cells' waste products to the kidneys for elimination.

7.35-7.45

Blood protects against disease and initiates tissue repair.

connective tissue consisting of a liquied matrix containing cells and cell fragment.

• Plasma - liquid matrix
• Formed elements - cell and cell fragments

Plasma makes up 55% and formed elements make up 45%.

• Female - 4-5L
• Males - 5-6 L

*Blood makes up about 8% of the total body weight.