Source name: Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry
Reference type: Toxic Substance Portal
Date of study or article: Accessed January 28, 2019. Last updated March 3, 2011.
Summary:
The hematological system is also known as the blood forming system. It involves blood cells and tissues that form them (bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes). The system is responsible for carrying oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to the over 100 trillion cells in our bodies. It also removes waste and carbon dioxide from our cells and body.
This page includes a list of chemical substances that affects the hematological system.
Notable quotes:
“The blood cells (erythrocytes, granulocytes, and platelets) and the tissues that form them ((bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes) make up the hematological system.”
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