Functions of blood

For more information visit Functions Of Blood Blood is liquid connective tissue. It has 3 functions, 1. Transport. 2. Regulation. 3. Protection. : Blood transport oxygen ( O2 ) from lungs to cells of body and ( CO2 ) from body cells to lungs for exhalation. Blood carries nutriants from gastro intestinal tract to body cells. And hormones from endocrine glands to other cells. Blood transport heat and waste products various organs for elimination from the body. 2. Regulation : Circulating blood help to maintain homeostatis of body fluids. It helps to regulate PH through the use of buffers. It also helps regulate body temperature heat absorbing and coolent properties of water in blood plasma. It has various rate of flow in skin, the excess of heat eliminated from the body to environment. Blood osmotic pressure influences water content in cell mainly interactions through of dissolved ions and proteins. : Blood can clot, which protect against is exce