1 red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body. 2  white blood cells, which fight infections. 3  platelets, which are cells that help you stop bleeding if you get a cut.  plasma, a yellowish liquid that carries nutrients, hormones, and proteins throughout the body.
Alligator, Mississippi. Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Tommie Tomaso Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States. It is one of two living species in the genus Alligator within the family Alligatoridae; it is larger than the other extant alligator species, the Chinese alligator. Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 5 m (11 to 16 ft) in length, and can weigh up to 453 to 600 kg (1,000 to 1,320 lb).