Ex​​plain how blood, being a liquid, enables all its components (formed elements and plasma) to perform their functions.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. How does the liquid nature of blood contribute to the function of its formed elements? Is it answer choice. A it enables erythrocytes to carry oxygen to body tissues. Answer choice B it allows the leukocytes to move freely and combat infections. Answer choice C it permits platelets to quickly reach injury sites and initiate plotting or answer choice. D all of the above. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices best explains how the liquid nature of blood contributes to the functions of its formed elements. So, in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about formed elements of blood and how its liquid nature contributes to the function of those formed elements. And we can recall that blood contains three types of elements, including erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. And the elements must also be distributed throughout the body in order to function of which those functions include oxygen delivery to the tissues by the erythrocytes, performance of immune functions by the leukocytes and clotting of damaged vessels by the platelets. And so the liquid nature of blood contributes to those functions of the formed elements, which is oxygen delivery to the tissues by erythrocytes, which we see is answer choice, a performance of immune functions by the leukocytes, which we see is answer choice B and clotting of damaged vessels by the platelets, which is answer choice C which means that answer choices A B and C C are all correct. So answer choice D, all of the above is the most appropriate answer choice. So answer choice D is the correct answer. As the liquid nature of blood contributes to the erythrocytes carrying oxygen to body tissues. The leukocytes moving freely and combating infections and the platelets to quickly reach injury sites and initiate clotting. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.