Agranulocytes are the type of white blood cells with granules.
Important Questions on Life Processes
Study the following.
A) Blood coagulation is also called haemolysis.
B) Blood clotting is a change in plasma.
C) Serum does not contain clotting factors like prothrombin and fibrinogen.
D) Proconvertin is involved in extrinsic pathway.
Select the incorrect statement.
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Eosinophils | (i) | Immune response |
| (b) | Basophils | (ii) | Phagocytosis |
| (c) | Neutrophils | (iii) | Release histaminase, destructive enzymes |
| (d) | Lymphocytes | (iv) | Release granules containing histamine |
Match Column-I with Column-II and select the CORRECT option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| i) | Monocyte | a) | Synthesis of antibodies |
| ii) | Basophil | b) | of total WBCs |
| iii) | Lymphocyte | c) | Non-nucleate fragments |
| iv) | Thrombocyte | d) | Non-phagocytic |
Which one of the following is incorrect regarding WBCs?
(a) Monocytes migrate from the bloodstream to other tissues and differentiate into tissue-resident macrophages, Kupffer cells in the liver.
(b) Eosinophils modulate allergic inflammatory responses.
(c) Basophils release histamine for inflammatory response.
(d) Natural killer cells are a type of phagocytic erythrocytes.
Match the different types of Leucocytes (Column - I) with their percentage of occurrence (Column II) in a healthy adult human and choose the correct answer.
| Column - I | Column - II | ||
| (1) | Neutrophils | (p) | |
| (2) | Lymphocytes | (q) | |
| (3) | Monocytes | (r) | |
| (4) | Basophils | (s) | |
| (5) | Eosinophils | (t) |
Choose the correct option:-
| Column | Column |
| Hepatitis vaccine | |
| Preformed antibodies | Against snake venom |
| Colostrum | Neutrophils |
| Yeast | |
| Basophils |
Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:
i) Albumin is the smallest and the most abundant serum protein which is responsible for colloidal osmotic pressure.
ii) Blood is red coloured, translucent and slightly acidic fluid.
iii) Plasma constitutes 45% of human blood.
iv) Gamma globules are the antibodies, also called immunoglobulins.
v) Fall in the level of albumin in blood plasma results in oedema.
Match the following WBC listed with the shape of the nucleus and choose the correct option?
| WBC | Shape of Nucleus | ||
| (i) | Monocytes | (a) | lobes |
| (ii) | Basophils | (b) | lobes |
| (iii) | Eosinophils | (c) | - shaped |
| (iv) | Neutrophils | (d) | Kidney shaped |
| (e) | Disk-shaped | ||
