Practice question · Select all that apply
Which statements about blood as a connective tissue are correct?
Hints
- Three describe blood; one applies a term that cannot apply to blood itself.
- Blood cannot be avascular, it IS the vascular contents.
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- A. Its cells are suspended rather than in contact
- C. Mammalian red blood cells lose their nucleus at maturity
- D. It has a liquid matrix called plasma
Why
Liquid matrix, suspended cells and enucleate red cells are all correct. Calling blood avascular is a category error: it is what fills the vessels, and losing the nucleus is what makes room for more haemoglobin.
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