NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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: -Blood is considered a connective tissue because it has a matrix. The living cell types are red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, and white blood cells, also called leukocytes. The fluid portion of whole blood, its matrix, is commonly called plasma.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. Red blood cell (RBC) aggregate to form two-and three-dimensional structures when suspended in aqueous solutions containing large plasma proteins or polymers; this aggregation is reversible and shear dependent (i.e., dispersed at high shear and reformed at low or stasis).

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