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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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All of the following functions are performed by cytokines except:
 
  a. Stimulating production of blood cells
  b. Inducing macrophages to attack senescent cells
  c. Regulating cell differentiation
  d. Monitoring trafficking of mature blood cells

Question 2

How many blood cells are made each day in the bone marrow of a normal adult?
 
  a. Thousands
  b. Millions
  c. About 1 billion
  d. Hundreds of billions


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Cytokines do not induce macrophages to attack senescent or dying cells. They perform all the other functions listed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Hundreds of billions of blood cells of all types must be made on a daily basis to maintain normal blood levels of the various cells types. White cells use the bloodstream as a street to get from their site of production to tissue, which is their primary site of function.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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