PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As the final step in the maturation process, ____ lose their remaining ribosomes to become erythrocytes.
A
Erythroblasts
B
Normoblasts
C
Proerythroblasts
D
Reticulocytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reticulocytes in turn are generated in the bone marrow from mature erythroblasts by enucleation. After a brief period of time in the bone marrow, reticuloctyes are released into circulation, where they eliminate their residual RNA, and mature into erythrocytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -As reticulocytes mature, they lose the last residual RNA, and most are fully developed within one day of being released from the bone marrow into the blood. The reticulocyte count is a good indicator of the ability of your bone marrow to adequately produce RBCs (erythropoiesis).

Detailed explanation-3: -In the final stage of the maturation process, along with a dramatic reduction in cell size, basophilic pro-normoblasts lose their nuclei to become reticulocytes, which then enter the blood circulation as fully mature RBCs.

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