Explanation The major component of the blood is plasma, which contains the suspended red blood cells, white blood cells, and the platelets. These red blood cells, white blood cells, and the platelets form half of the volume of the blood. The plasma is the main component of the blood and it contains water, ions, nutrients, waste metabolic products and the proteins that are essential for blood clotting...

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The major components of the blood with their functions.

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The blood is the fluid connective tissue of the body. Its main function is to transport the necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the body and also to take away the metabolic wastes from the cells.

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