Question

how does the blood help maintain homeostasis in the body

Answer 1

Blood plays an important role in regulating the body’s systems and maintaining homeostasis.

Other functions include supplying oxygen and nutrients to tissues, removing waste, transporting hormones and other signals throughout the body, and regulating body pH and core body temperature.

Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Blood platelets play a role in coagulation (the clotting of blood to stop bleed from an open wound); white blood cells play an important role in the immune system; red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Blood is considered a type of connective tissue because it is made in the bones.