cancer and bone marrow suppression. Nutritional problems as well as over hydration are caused by lower-than-normal hematocrit levels. Bacterial infection may lower your hematocrit levels. 2)Compare the development of lymphocytes with the development of the other formed elements. Lymphocytes and other formed elements are developed from pluripotent stem cells. The pluripotent stem cells generate myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem cells. Lymphoid stem cells begin development in the red bone marrow‚ but
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into your body because “[they]...crowd normal blood cells in your bones.” It creates tumors in your bone marrow and sometimes other parts of your body. As the bad plasma cells start to get higher in number‚ your bones start to get weaker because the plasma cells that have gone bad release something that dissolves the bones through the osteoclasts. In your bones‚ the osteoclasts are the ones responsible for breaking down your bone in order for the osteoblasts
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understand how Multiple Myeloma affects an infected person’s plasma cells‚ it helps to have a general understanding of how normal blood cells are formed and how they act. Most blood cells develop from stem cells‚ which can be found in bone marrow (soft material inside our bones – the “filling”). Stem cells mature into white blood cells‚ red blood cells‚ or platelets.2 The purpose of white blood cells is to fight off infection‚ while red blood cells carry oxygen and platelets aid in blood clotting‚ which
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Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disorder that shortens the life span of red blood cells‚ and eventually the organisms they are located in. Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder that changes that structure of red blood cells. In a healthy organism‚ red blood cells are disk shaped and move easily through the blood vessels. In an organism that has sickle cell anemia the red blood cells’ structures are corrupted; instead of the disk-like shape‚ the red blood cells have
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Hematopoietic stem cells‚ also known as hemacytoblasts‚ are found in bone marrow and are the precursor to erythrocytes (red blood cells)‚ leukocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (platelets). Leukemia is caused by the mutation of the bone marrow pluripotent or most primitive hematopoietic stem cells (Caldwell‚ 2007). The mutations during hematopoiesis causes uncontrolled proliferation of stem cells resulting in overcrowding of bone marrow and decreased production and function of normal hematopoietic
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muscles can only be found in the heart. These muscles operate on their own and are not controlled by the brain. Electrical pulses flow through because the cells of your heart care cemented to each other. Skeletal muscles are mostly attached to bones and they are used for movement within the body. These muscles do not operate on their own‚ the brain tells the skeletal muscles what to do. Immune system The immune system identifies a variety of threats
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bloodstream. The lymphatic system transports a fluid known as lymph. Lymph consists of a diluted blood plasma and a large number of white blood cells. The majority of the white blood cells are lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are manufactured by bone marrow. Lymph may also contain a small amount of red blood cells. Lymph is transported around the human body travelling from the blood stream through lymphatic vessels. Passing through glands’ known a lymph nodes. As lymph travels through the lymphatic
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had isolated the cell. Scientists have tried for years to find stem cells because of their great medical value. Diseases such as Diabetes‚ Bone Marrow Cancer‚ Chronic Heart disease‚ Parkinson’s‚ and Alzheimer’s disease are just a few that could all be cured with the use of stem cells. As of May 18 2001‚ scientists have grown blood cells‚ blood vessel cells‚ bone cartilage‚ neurons‚ and skeletal muscle in petri dishes and continue to grow many other types of cells. This is encouraging news because
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GENE THERAPY Gene therapy is based on the concept that genetic disorders and acquired diseases can be treated by replacing abnormal or absent genes or by modifying their functions. Inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia‚ as well as catastrophic diseases such as cancer and AIDS‚ are prospective candidates for gene therapy. Although cures for these ailments would be welcome‚ some medical researchers suggest that the range of diseases that can be treated with gene therapy may be
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children today is Leukemia. What causes cancer cells to form? A normal cell will “grow‚ divide‚ and die in an orderly fashion.” (cancer.org). When our cells start dividing and growing this is when they become abnormal cells. Cancers of the bone marrow and blood are the most common cancer in children affecting approximately about 34% of children today. Leukemia attaches and forms in your blood cells‚ when there is an overabundance of white blood cells in your body. Usually your white blood
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