2023 · Q62
The lymph is mainly formed from the plasma of blood and it surrounds the cells. The main difference between blood and lymph is:
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- ALymph does not contain red blood cells.
- BLymph does not contain white blood cells.
- CLymph contains both red blood cells and white blood cells.
- DLymph does not contain any cells.
Explanation
Lymph is essentially filtered blood plasma that bathes the tissues, but unlike blood it contains no red blood cells and very few platelets. It is, however, rich in lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, so it does contain cells. Hence the main difference between blood and lymph is that lymph does not contain red blood cells.