A young patient has a type of cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In a child with ALL, too many cells become lymphoblasts. Into what type of cells do lymphoblasts differentiate?
What will be an ideal response?
During leukopoiesis, the lymphoid cell line differentiates first into lymphoblasts. Lymphoblasts develop into precursor cells known as prolymphocytes. Prolymphocytes mature into T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. T lymphocytes destroy cancer or virally infected cells while B lymphocytes secrete antibodies.
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A) bronchi. B) trachea. C) larynx. D) alveoli. E) nose.
The three distinct areas of the anterior pituitary are the
A. pars nervosa, pars distalis, and pars intermedia. B. pars distalis, pars intermedia, and pars tuberalis. C. pars tuberalis, median eminence, and pars intermedia. D. pars tuberalis, pars distalis, and pars nervosa. E. pars intermedia, median eminence, and pars distalis.
Complex thought is a function of the frontal lobe
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For an action potential to be generated the signal must be strong enough at the axon hillock to bring the membrane voltage to a critical value called the THRESHOLD. The threshold value is typically at