JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    In mature RBC, nucleus is present in:

    A)  frog

    B)  rabbit

    C)  both [a] and [b]

    D)  neither in frog noir in rabbit

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     RBCs of all adult mammals are enucleated (non-nucleated) mostly concave and circular. Absence of nucleus in mammalian RBCs helps to accommodate maximum amount of haemogloblin by increase in surface area. Amphibian RBCs are the largest among vertebrates. It is nucleated, oval and biconvex. They have relatively less haemoglobin. Consumption of oxygen is relatively high due to the presence of cell organelles unlike mammalian RBCs.


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