Connective tissue(vascular)

Question 1

Red blood cells (erythrocytes):

Answer 1

1) . responsible for the transport of oxygen

2) . account for roughly half the volume of whole blood, and give blood its color

Question 2

White blood cells:

Answer 2

1) . help defend the body from infection and disease
2) . Monocytes: related to the free macrophages in other tissues
3) . Lymphocytes: dominant cell type in lymph
4) . Eosinophils and neutrophils: phagocytes
5) . Basophils: promote inflammation

Question 3

Platelets:

Answer 3

1) . membrane-enclosed packets of cytoplasm

2) . seals leaks in damaged or broken blood vessels

Question 4

Lymph

Answer 4

1). forms an interstitial fluid and then enters lymphatic vessels, small passageways that return it to the cardiovascular system.