All of the following functions are performed by cytokines except: ...

[SAVANNAHHOOPER23]

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

[joanwhite]

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.

[SAVANNAHHOOPER23]

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[peter]

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