Body Fluids and Circulation


  1. Which of the following statements is true for lymph?









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    Lymph is a colourless vascular connective tissue derived from tissue fluid. RBCs and platelets are absent. Only leucocytes and floating amoeboid lymphocytes are present.

    Correct Option: B

    Lymph is a colourless vascular connective tissue derived from tissue fluid. RBCs and platelets are absent. Only leucocytes and floating amoeboid lymphocytes are present.


  1. What is true about leucocytes?









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    Leucocytes are colourless, nucleated amoeboid cells found in blood which are devoid of haemoglobin and are capable of coming out of blood capillaries through the process of diapedesis. Fall of WBC count is called leucopenia, and occurs due to folic acid deficiency and AIDS etc.

    Correct Option: D

    Leucocytes are colourless, nucleated amoeboid cells found in blood which are devoid of haemoglobin and are capable of coming out of blood capillaries through the process of diapedesis. Fall of WBC count is called leucopenia, and occurs due to folic acid deficiency and AIDS etc.



  1. With respect to the ABO group, there are four major blood types because this blood group is determined by









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    Blood group is determined by three alleles - IA, IB, and Io. Alleles IA and IB are codominant. Blood group A is determined by IA IA or IA Io. Blood group B is IB IB or IB Io. Blood group O is Io Io. Blood group AB is IA IB.

    Correct Option: C

    Blood group is determined by three alleles - IA, IB, and Io. Alleles IA and IB are codominant. Blood group A is determined by IA IA or IA Io. Blood group B is IB IB or IB Io. Blood group O is Io Io. Blood group AB is IA IB.


  1. Which of the following is not a granulocyte?









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    White blood cells are of two types:
    (i) Granulocytes (with granular cytoplasm) - neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils.
    (ii) Agranulocytes (with clear cytoplasm) - Lymphocytes and monocytes

    Correct Option: A

    White blood cells are of two types:
    (i) Granulocytes (with granular cytoplasm) - neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils.
    (ii) Agranulocytes (with clear cytoplasm) - Lymphocytes and monocytes



  1. The life span of human W.B.C. is approximately









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    Most of the WBCs have a life span which is even less than 1 day. White blood cells or leukocytes are cells which form a component of the blood. They are produced in the bone marrow at a rate of about 1000 million per day and help to defend the body against infectious disease and foreign materials as part of the immune system.
    There are normally between 4 × 109 and 1.1 × 1010 white blood cells in a litre of healthy adult blood. In conditions such as leukemia this may rise to as many as 50,000 white blood cells in a single drop of blood (only 1% of blood on average is a white blood cell). As well as in the blood, white cells are also found in large numbers in the lymphatic system, the spleen, and in other body tissues. The white blood cells have a life span of 10 days.

    Correct Option: A

    Most of the WBCs have a life span which is even less than 1 day. White blood cells or leukocytes are cells which form a component of the blood. They are produced in the bone marrow at a rate of about 1000 million per day and help to defend the body against infectious disease and foreign materials as part of the immune system.
    There are normally between 4 × 109 and 1.1 × 1010 white blood cells in a litre of healthy adult blood. In conditions such as leukemia this may rise to as many as 50,000 white blood cells in a single drop of blood (only 1% of blood on average is a white blood cell). As well as in the blood, white cells are also found in large numbers in the lymphatic system, the spleen, and in other body tissues. The white blood cells have a life span of 10 days.