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Blood

1 Broader Terms
2 Narrower Terms
3 Related Terms
4 Scope Note
5 Facts

Broader Terms

Narrower Terms

blood cell, blood coagulation, blood group, plasma, serum

Scope Note

fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins, carrying nutriment and oxygen to and waste from the body cells; it consists of plasma, containing microscopically visible formed elements of the blood; erythrocytes; leukocytes; and blood platelets.

Facts

Blood is watery, and cholesterol is fatty.
Blood is the fluid of life, transporting oxygen from the lungs to body tissue and carbon dioxide from body tissue to the lungs.
Blood is the fluid that circulates through the body and carries nourishment and oxygen to the cells and tissue, and that takes away waste matter and carbon dioxide.
Blood contains three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets that are produced in the bone marrow.

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Blood

Contents

Broader Terms

Narrower Terms

Related Terms

Scope Note

Facts