Chapter 44, Problem 11TYK

Summary Introduction

To review:

The symptoms that may be developed in a person as a result of aplastic anemia; one symptom relating to each type of blood cell.

Introduction:

Bone marrow is the major source of hematopoietic stem cells that gives rise to monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, erythrocytes, eosinophil, erythroblasts, megakaryocytes, and platelets in the blood. Aplastic anemia is a disorder in which the bone marrow cannot produce enough blood cells. Stem cells that give rise to erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets present in red bone marrow are destroyed by certain drugs or radiations, which leads to the development of Aplastic anaemia.