Q.Blood is classified as a connective tissue because

Step 1. The defining feature of any connective tissue is cells embedded within an extracellular matrix that they (or related cells) secrete or maintain.

Step 2. In blood, the formed elements — red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets — are suspended in plasma, a liquid extracellular matrix, satisfying exactly this definition even though the matrix is fluid rather than solid. …

Apply the general definition of connective tissue (cells within a matrix) to blood's specific co …

• Assuming connective tissue must always have a solid or fibrous matrix, and ther …