Question

Pus is a mixture of ______.

1. dead neutrophils
2. dead microbes
3. damaged tissues
4. reticulocytes
5. megakaryocytes

Options

• I, II, III only

• I and V only

• II, III and V only

• III and V only

Answer 1

Pus is a mixture of dead neutrophils, dead microbes and damaged tissues.

Explanation:

Pus (an inflammatory exudate) is chiefly made up of dead and dying neutrophils, dead or live microbes, and necrotic/damaged tissue debris; it does not normally contain reticulocytes or megakaryocytes.