GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Erythrocytes are one of the aggregates of what type of tissue?
A
Blood tissue
B
Bone tissue
C
Cartilage
D
Loose connective tissue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In circulating blood two different cell types are found: enucleated erythrocytes or red blood cells and nucleated leukocytes or white blood cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prevailing hypothesis for the mechanism of erythrocyte aggregation is that it results from an increase in plasma adhesion proteins, particularly fibrinogen [1, 2]. Currently, fibrinogen-induced red blood cell (RBC) aggregation is thought to be caused by non-specific protein binding to erythrocyte membranes [3-5].

Detailed explanation-3: -red blood cell, also called erythrocyte, cellular component of blood, millions of which in the circulation of vertebrates give the blood its characteristic colour and carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.

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