Multiple Choice
In the context of tissue structure and blood histology, another name for a red blood cell is a(n):
1. Overview of Cell Biology
Overview of Tissue Structures
Multiple Choice
In the context of blood tissue structure, platelets (thrombocytes) are formed by fragmentation of which cell type?
A
Megakaryocytes
B
Fibroblasts
C
Erythrocytes
D
Neutrophils
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Understand that platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are small cell fragments involved in blood clotting.
Recall that platelets are not complete cells but fragments derived from a larger precursor cell in the bone marrow.
Identify the precursor cell type responsible for producing platelets, which is a large bone marrow cell with a lobulated nucleus.
Recognize that this precursor cell is called a megakaryocyte, which undergoes cytoplasmic fragmentation to release platelets into the bloodstream.
Conclude that among the options given, megakaryocytes are the correct cell type from which platelets are formed.
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