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Megakaryocytes differentiate into platelets, which are crucial for blood clotting and wound healing. These large bone marrow cells undergo a process called endomitosis, leading to the formation of a polyploid cell that fragments into thousands of small, anucleate platelets. This process is essential for maintaining hemostasis and responding to vascular injury.
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What do megakaryocytes do?
Megakaryocytes form Thrombocytes ( platelets) which function in the formation of blood clotting
Megakaryocytes fragment to produce?
platelets.
What are platelets made up of?
megakaryocytes
Where does thrombopoiesis occur?
formed in the bone marrow by megakaryocytes
What Cell fragments produced from megakaryocytes are called?
megakaryocyte
What type of cell are platelets formed from?
Platelets are formed from large cells called megakaryocytes. Megakaryocytes undergo a process called cytoplasmic fragmentation to produce platelets, which are involved in blood clotting.
Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called?
platelets.
Name the formed elements that arise from myeloid stem cells?
Formed elements that arise from myeloid stem cells include erythrocytes (red blood cells), megakaryocytes (platelets), granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils), and monocytes (which differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells).
Platelets are fragments of which cells?
Platelets are fragments of bizarre multinucleate cells called megakaryocytes
What is the function of megakaryocytes?
Megakaryocytes are large bone marrow cells responsible for the production of platelets, which are crucial for blood clotting. They achieve this by undergoing a process called endomitosis, where they replicate their DNA without dividing, resulting in a large polyploid cell. The cytoplasm of megakaryocytes then extends into the blood vessels, where it fragments into thousands of platelets. These platelets play a key role in hemostasis by adhering to sites of vascular injury and facilitating the clotting process.
What does thrombopoietin stimulate?
Thrombyopoietin stimulates formation and maturation of megakaryocytes and thereby boosts PTL levels.
These Basophils eosinophils erythrocytes lymphocytes megakaryocytes monocytes neutrophils are all examples of these?
Formed Elements
