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Mention three protective and three regulatory functions of blood.
Mention three protective and three regulatory functions of blood.
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Protective Functions of Blood
(i) Blood loss is prevented through the mechanism of blood clotting.
(ii) Certain components of blood posses the ability to produce antibodies which can neutralise bacteria and bacterial products.
(iii) Some specific types of white blood cells are phagocytic, so they engulf and destroy the harmful foreign organisms entering the body.
Regulatory Functions of Blood
(i) The blood maintains pH balance.
(ii) The blood regulates the water content of cell through dissolved sodium ions and proteins.
(iii) Normal body temperature is maintained through the quick redistribution of water content of the blood.
(i) Blood loss is prevented through the mechanism of blood clotting.
(ii) Certain components of blood posses the ability to produce antibodies which can neutralise bacteria and bacterial products.
(iii) Some specific types of white blood cells are phagocytic, so they engulf and destroy the harmful foreign organisms entering the body.
Regulatory Functions of Blood
(i) The blood maintains pH balance.
(ii) The blood regulates the water content of cell through dissolved sodium ions and proteins.
(iii) Normal body temperature is maintained through the quick redistribution of water content of the blood.
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