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Answer: c. Blood is composed of the formed elements and plasma. Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. The formed elements consist of the cells and cell fragments. The erythrocytes (red blood cells), platelets, and leukocytes (white blood cells) are all considered formed elements.eutrophil. d. Monocytes. e. Eosinophils. Answer: b. Basophils are the least abundant leukocyte. Leukocytes are the white blood cells. The order of frequency of the leukocytes is: neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil.
Human blood is composed of two essential elements: the liquid consisting of water, organic matter and minerals in the solid soluble and consists of cellular elements (red cells, white cells and platelets). In case the blood harvested from the patient's vein is placed in a test tube coagulates after a few minutes.