The reason it is more appropriate to call an erythrocyte a “formed element” rather than a “cell” is that erythrocytes

A. are actually dead.
B. lack a nucleus and organelles.
C. have lots of inclusion molecules.
D. are not red.
E. can form a rouleau when moving through a capillary.


Ans: B. lack a nucleus and organelles.

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