Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer
(4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Solution
As per NCERT, the coagulum (clot) is formed mainly of a network of threads called fibrins, in which dead and damaged formed elements of blood are trapped.
Thrombin is the enzyme that converts inactive fibrinogens into fibrins; it is not the thread itself.
Statement I is incorrect.
As per NCERT, the spleen is a large bean-shaped organ that acts as a filter of blood and a reservoir of erythrocytes; worn-out RBCs (life span about 120 days) are destroyed in the spleen, so it is called the graveyard of RBCs.
Statement II is correct.
Answer: (4)