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Write a short note on Tissue Fluid.
Solution
Tissue Fluid or Intercellular Fluid: As the blood flows in the capillaries of the tissues, the plasma, and the leucocytes Teak out through their walls. This fluid bathes the cells and is called the tissue fluid or the intercellular or extracellular fluid. It is from this fluid that the cells absorb oxygen and other required substances, and in turn, give out CO2 and other wastes back into it.
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