Formed elements of blood

Blood is a mixture of fluid and cells. Blood transports oxygen and nutrients to body tissues, and returns waste and carbon dioxide for disposal from the body.

Review Date: 06/01/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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