Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Enucleated means having no nucleus.
2. Platelets are the watery part of blood.
3. Hemoglobin is the protein inside erythrocytes that picks up and transports oxygen.
4. Leukocytes are also called platelets.
5. Platelets are actually fragments broken off from a larger cell.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Plasma is the watery part of blood. Platelets are the clotting cells.
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
Leukocytes are also called white blood cells. Platelets are also known as
thrombocytes.
5. TRUE

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