Q.

Compare to blood our lymph has
 a) No plasma                                             b) Plasma without proteins
 c) More WBCs and no RBCs                     d) More RBCs and less WBCs

1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D

Ans.

c) 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 formed by the filtration of blood. Microscopic examination of lymph depicts that it contains a large number of leucocytes (mostly lymphocytes). No blood platelets present.