All of the Following Are Ways in Which Blood Functions

question 73

Multiple Choice

All of the following are ways in which blood functions to maintain homeostasis in the human body EXCEPT which one?

• A) moving carbon dioxide away from cells following completion of aerobic metabolism
• B) conducting action potentials that originate in the nervous system to help with cell-cell communication
• C) transporting amino acids and other nutrients derived from digestion to all tissues in the body
• D) transporting hormones and other chemical messengers throughout the body from their point of secretion to their targets
• E) regulating the pH of body fluids

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