Explain the structure of a fluid connective tissue ?

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Blood is the only fluid connective tissue. It does not have a specific structure. Various components of blood are:

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Fluid connective tissue

 Contains a distinctive cell population

 Watery ground substance with dissolved proteins

 Two types

 Blood

 Lymph

 

Fluid connective tissues

 Distinctive collections of cells in a fluid matrix

 Blood

 Formed elements and plasma

 Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

 Arteries carry blood away, veins carry to the heart

 Capillaries allow diffusion into the interstitial fluid

 Lymph

 Interstitial fluid entering the lymphatic vessels

 

 

 

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Lymph--

 A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.

 

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