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Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
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Introduction: In the circulatory system, the transporting fluid is known as blood. The blood consists of various corpuscles that are suspended in the plasma. Red blood cells (or RBCs) help in the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to various organs and tissues.
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