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Read the following statements
a) The average life span of RBCs in man is about 120 days.
b) The worn out RBCs are destroyed only in the spleen so that it is called the graveyard of RBCs.

A

Both (a) and (b) are true

B

Both (a) and (b) are false

C

Only (a) is true but (b) is false

D

Only (b) is true but (a) is false

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C
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