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


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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