Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
6th Edition
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:ESTRIDGE
Chapter1: The Clinical Laboratory
Section1.11: Capillary Puncture
Problem 6RQ
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Where are blood cells produced? *
a) in the heart
b) in the center of the bones
c) in the blood vessels
d) in the brain
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The blood cells are produced in the center of the bone called bone marrow
The process of making blood cells are called hematopoiesis. The bone marrow is a spongy tissue contain stem cells. These stem cells can grow into 3 kinds of blood cells , Red Blood Cells (RBC) , White Blood Cells (WBC), and Platelets.
Stages in hematopoiesis
Mesoblastic stage : occur during the first month of embryonic life
Hepatic Stage : During the 6th week of embryonic life
Medullary stage : by the 5th month
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