NEET2009ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
Compared to blood our lymph has
Options
- Ano plasma
- Bplasma without proteins
- Cmore WBCs and no RBCs
- Dmore RBCs and less WBCs
Correct answer
C. more WBCs and no RBCs
Step-by-step solution
Lymph can be defined as blood minus RBCs. Lymph is a clear, colourless fluid, similar to plasma but with less protein. It is a mobile connective tissue like, blood and is fomed by the filtration of blood. Microscopic examination of lymph depicts that it contains a large number of leucocytes (mostly lymphocytes), ranging from 500 to 75,000 per cubic mm. No blood platelets present.