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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