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Which organ is considered as "graveyard of RBC", where most of them are destroyed by macrophages?

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  1. Red bone marrow

  2. Spleen

  3. Kidney

  4. Intestine

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The spleen is often referred to as the graveyard of red blood cells, because the majority of the injured RBC get destroyed there. 

The main difference in the blood and lymph is

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  1. Absence of RBC

  2. Absence of WBC

  3. Number of WBC is less in blood

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Blood is a special connective tissue consisting of a fluid matrix, plasma, and formed elements. As the blood passes through the capillaries in tissues, some water along with many small water-soluble substances move out into the spaces between the cells of tissues leaving the larger proteins and most of the formed elements (RBC, WBC and Platelets) in the blood vessels. This fluid released out is called the interstitial fluid or tissue fluid. An elaborate network of vessels called the lymphatic system collects this fluid and drains it back to the major veins. The fluid present in the lymphatic system is called the lymph. WBC are present in lymph. Hence the main difference in blood and lymph is the absence of RBC.

So, the correct answer is 'Absence of RBC'.

Red pulp of spleen is red in colour. It is due to.

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  1. Presence of R.B.Cs.

  2. Net work of blood capillaries

  3. Presence of haemoglobin

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

Spaces surrounding the trabeculae of spleen are composed of.

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  1. White pulp

  2. Red pulp

  3. White pulp and red pulp

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

The main function of spleen is?

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  1. To produce R.B.C. and W.B.C.

  2. To store R.B.C. and W.B.C.

  3. Both the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

Functions of spleen were discovered by.

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  1. Bantig

  2. Bernard

  3. Barcroft

  4. Ludwig

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Correct Option: A

Which vertebrate organ receives only oxygenated blood?

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  1. Gill

  2. Liver

  3. Lung

  4. Spleen

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Correct Option: D

Cords of Billroth are blood spaces found in

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  1. Spleen

  2. Tonsils

  3. Liver

  4. Kidneys.

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Correct Option: A

Which organ receives only oxygenated blood?

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  1. Gill

  2. Spleen

  3. Lung

  4. Liver.

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Correct Option: B

Lymph

biology soldiers of defense human lymphatic system lymph and its function lymph and tissue fluid

  1. Transports $O _2$ to brain

  2. Transports $CO _2$ to lungs

  3. Returns interstitial fluid to blood

  4. Returns RBCs and WBCs to lymph nodes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Lymph is a fluid connective tissue that contains plasma and WBCs (mostly lymphocytes). It lacks RBCs and contains more WBCs and proteins. It is colourless and contains very small amount of nutrients and oxygen. It is known as middle man of the body. Its function is to return the interstitial fluid and proteins back to the blood.
So, the correct answer is 'Return interstitial fluid to the blood'.