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Why do the bone marrow increase red blood cells when a person has hypoxia?
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∙ 11y ago
Hypoxia means having low oxygen, so the more red blood cells, the more oxygen can be carried by the blood.
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Where is marrow found and what does it do?
Marrow is found in your bones, if a person has a certain kind of cancer they can have a bone marrow transplant from another person, usually someone who realted to them. In adults, it produces more blood cells.
What is the stimulus for erythropoetin production and release?
Erythropoietin is a hormone that is released by the kidneys during periods of low blood oxygenation in order to increase the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in the serum.
Where are most white blood cells made?
The Blood cells are produced in the Bone Marrow
Where white blood cells are produced?
in the bone marrow.
What is the origin of red blood cells?
blood cells are produced in the bone marrow
Does lack of oxygen in body causes leukeamia?
Lack of oxygen in the body causes hypoxia or cyanosis. Leukemia is the name given to blood and bone marrow cancers. Hypoxia is not a cause of cancer.
What is the function of erythropoietin in response to hypoxia?
Erythropoietin triggers more red blood cells to be produced in the bone marrow. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body, therefore if there are more red blood cells than more oxygen can be exchanged throughout the body decreasing lack of oxygen (hypoxia). So in hypoxia the kidneys produce and increased amount of erythropoietin.
Hypoxia stimulates kidney cells to release?
Hypoxia stimulates kidney cells to release erythropoietin, which is a hormone that regulates red blood cell production. Hypoxia is a condition where a part of the body or brain is not getting sufficient oxygen. When this condition occurs, there is an increase red blood cell production.
How does a pulmonary edema affect your body?
It interferes with oxygenation of blood. That leads to hypoxia, Hypoxia affects everything. Blood pressure and pulse rate increase, mentation decreases, fluid can accumulate in other places. All organs are affected.
What is the other name for leukemia?
Second name for the leukemia is blood cancer or bone marrow cancer characterized by abnormal increase in blood cells usually leukocytes.
Why is a bone marrow transplant used as a treatment for leukemia?
Leukemia can be a bone marrow or blood cancer. Bone marrow makes white blood cells, and if it did not function properly, it would cause the red blood cells to increase, decrease, or not function. Replacing bone marrow means that the new marrow would take over the job of making red blood cells and fix the problem.
Lack of oxygen in the blood?
This deficiency is called hypoxia or hypoxemia.This deficiency is called hypoxia or hypoxemia.
What does Myelodysplastic syndrome do to the bone marrow?
The bone marrow is unable to develop a normal amount of mature blood cells, and is also not able to increase blood cell production when mature cells are needed
Where is marrow found and what does it do?
Marrow is found in your bones, if a person has a certain kind of cancer they can have a bone marrow transplant from another person, usually someone who realted to them. In adults, it produces more blood cells.
If your blood presure is to low does it kill you?
If blood pressure is low enough to cause hypoxia in the cells, then a person can die. This level is contingent on the individual.
Why might adults and children have different kinds of marrow?
At birth, all bone marrow is red. With age, more and more of it is converted to the yellow type. About half of adult bone marrow is red. Red marrow is found mainly in the flat bones. In cases of severe blood loss, the body can convert yellow marrow back to red marrow to increase blood cell production.
Why doesnt a complete blood transfusion cure a person with leukemia?
White blood cells are made in the bone marrow, and that is not affected by a blood transfusion. Transfusions help for a little while, but it is the bone marrow that is the problem.
