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**Question: The average life span of a red blood cell is approximately**

- ○ 1 month
- ○ 2 months
- ○ 3 months
- ○ 4 months
- ○ 5 months

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Transcribed Image Text:**Question: The average life span of a red blood cell is approximately** - ○ 1 month - ○ 2 months - ○ 3 months - ○ 4 months - ○ 5 months This question appears on a digital platform, likely a quiz or educational assessment, where users are expected to select the correct answer regarding the average lifespan of a red blood cell. There are no graphs or diagrams present.
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Study of blood is called haematology. Process of blood formation is called haemopoiesis . It occurs in bone marrow. Blood is a false CT because cells of blood have no power of division, fibres are completely absent in blood , matrix of blood is produced & synthesized by liver and lymphoid organs.

Composition of Blood
1. Liquid Part — Matrix — Plasma — 55%
2. Solid Part — Blood corpuscles — 45% (RBC, WBC & Platelets) . 

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