The size of a stone crab claw is considered to be the length of the propodus. The propodus is the larger, immovable part of the claw. Legal-sized (harvestable size) claws are 70 mm (2 3/4 inches) or greater in propodus length.
Blood is called a connective tissue because it carries with it many digestive substances, oxygen from lungs, foods from small intestines and provide it to other tissues and organs of the body.
Vascular Tissue. Vascular tissue (blood and lymph). Blood and lymph represent the final form of connective tissue we will study. In the high magnification image, notice that blood consists of erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and platelets.Blood is contained in blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries).ascular Tissue. Vascular tissue (blood and lymph). Blood and lymph represent the final form of connective tissue we will study. In the high magnification image, notice that blood consists of erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and platelets.