Name the constituents of blood. Why are white blood corpuscles called ‘soldiers of the body?

Name the constituents of blood. Why are white blood corpuscles called ‘soldiers of the body?

Constituents of Blood: They constitute

  1. plasma (fluid part of blood)
  2. blood corpuscles consisting of RBCs, WBCs, and blood platelets.

The WBCs are called soldiers of our body since, they fight against pathogens which invade our body, hence preventing occurrence of diseases in our body.

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