Mod:1 Lesson 6: How do blood cells develop?

Question 1

What is hematopoiesis?

Answer 1

the formation of new blood cells

Question 2

The principal hematopoietic tissue in adults is the:

Answer 2

red bone marrow

Question 3

The hormone produced by the kidney that controls the formation of red blood cells is called:

Answer 3

erythropoietin

Question 4

All blood cells are derived from:

Answer 4

pluripotent stem cells

Question 5

Match the following cells with the cell line that produced them.
\_\_\_\_ T lymphocytes
\_\_\_\_ B lymphocytes
\_\_\_\_ erythrocytes
\_\_\_\_ monocytes
\_\_\_\_ granulocytes

A. myeloid cell line
B. lymphoid cell line

Answer 5

Match the following cells with the cell line that produced them.
B. lymphoid cell line\_\_\_\_ T lymphocytes
B. lymphoid cell line\_\_\_\_ B lymphocytes
A. myeloid cell line\_\_\_\_ erythrocytes
A. myeloid cell line\_\_\_\_ monocytes
A. myeloid cell line\_\_\_\_ granulocytes

Question 6

True / False After leaving the bone marrow, T lymphocytes complete their maturation in the thymus.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True / False After maturing in the bone marrow, macrophages take up residence in the tissues as monocytes.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True / False During maturation, both T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes are exposed to antigens.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

G-CSF, a hematopoietic growth factor, significantly reduced the incidence of ___________ in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Answer 9

neutropenia