AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1996

  • question_answer
    Megakaryocytes give rise to

    A)  erythrocytes      

    B)  granulocytes

    C)  agranulocytes     

    D)  thrombocytes.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    : Megakaryocytes are the large bone marrow cells with large or multiple nuclei. Thrombocyte is an old term for platelets. Megakaryocytes form platelets by pinching off bits of cytoplasm and extruding them into the circulation. Between 60% and 75% of the platelets that have been extruded from the bone marrow are in the circulating blood, but the remainder are mostly in the spleen.


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