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The two or three specialized human tissues that do not have any blood vessels. Determine how these tissues might survive without direct blood supply.

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Blood is a connective tissue which flows from heart through arteries and veins to all body. Formed elements and plasma are the two components of blood. The formed elements consist of Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Platelets are important in preventing blood loss as they are involved in blood clotting process. Red blood cells consist of a pigment called hemoglobin. It has high affinity towards oxygen. White blood cells lack pigments and so called as White blood cell.

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