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|QuestionAuthor={{Rim}} | |QuestionAuthor= {{Rim}} (Reviewed by {{YD}}) | ||
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1 | |ExamType=USMLE Step 1 | ||
|MainCategory=Embryology | |MainCategory=Embryology | ||
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|MainCategory=Embryology | |MainCategory=Embryology | ||
|SubCategory=Hematology | |SubCategory=Hematology | ||
|MainCategory=Embryology | |||
|MainCategory=Embryology | |MainCategory=Embryology | ||
|MainCategory=Embryology | |MainCategory=Embryology | ||
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|MainCategory=Embryology | |MainCategory=Embryology | ||
|SubCategory=Hematology | |SubCategory=Hematology | ||
|Prompt=The | |Prompt=The concentrations of different types of hematopoietic stem cells are measured in various organs extracted from aborted fetuses. Shown below is an image that depicts hematopoiesis in various organs throughout fetal life and adulthood. Which of the following most likely represents hematopoiesis in the liver? | ||
[[ File:Fetal erythropiesis question.png]] | [[ File:Fetal erythropiesis question.png]] | ||
|Explanation=The site of erythropoiesis varies according to the age of the fetus. | |Explanation=The site of erythropoiesis varies according to the age of the fetus. Fetal erythropoiesis occur in the following organs:<br> | ||
* [[Yolk sac]]: 3 weeks - 8 weeks | * [[Yolk sac]]: 3 weeks - 8 weeks<br> | ||
* [[Liver]]: 6 weeks - birth | * [[Liver]]: 6 weeks - birth<br> | ||
* [[Spleen]]: 10 weeks - 28 weeks | * [[Spleen]]: 10 weeks - 28 weeks<br> | ||
* [[Bone marrow]]: 18 weeks - adulthood | * [[Bone marrow]]: 18 weeks - adulthood<br> | ||
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Shown below is an image | Shown below is an image that depicts erythropoiesis in fetuses and adults.<br> | ||
[[File:Fetal erythropoiesis.png|Fetal erythropoiesis]] | [[File:Fetal erythropoiesis.png|Fetal erythropoiesis]] | ||
|AnswerA=A | |AnswerA=A | ||
|AnswerAExp= | |AnswerAExp=Option A depicts [[erythropiesis]] in the [[bone marrow]], which typically starts at 18 weeks gestation and continues throughout adulthood. | ||
|AnswerB=B | |AnswerB=B | ||
|AnswerBExp= | |AnswerBExp=Option B depicts erythropoiesis in the [[spleen]], which typically occurs between 10 weeks and 28 weeks of gestation. | ||
|AnswerC=C | |AnswerC=C | ||
|AnswerCExp= | |AnswerCExp=Option C depicts erythropoiesis in the [[liver]], which typically starts in the fetus at 6 weeks of gestation and continues until birth. | ||
|AnswerD=D | |AnswerD=D | ||
|AnswerDExp= | |AnswerDExp=Option D depicts erythropoiesis in the [[yolk sac]], which typically starts in the fetus at 3 weeks of gestation and continues until 8 weeks of gestation. | ||
|AnswerE=E | |AnswerE=E | ||
|AnswerEExp= | |AnswerEExp=Option E is not characteristic of hematopoiesis in any organ. | ||
|EducationalObjectives=Erythropoiesis in the liver typically starts in the fetus at 6 weeks of gestation and continues until birth. | |||
|References=First Aid 2014 page 270. | |||
|RightAnswer=C | |RightAnswer=C | ||
|WBRKeyword=Erythropoiesis, | |WBRKeyword=Erythropoiesis, Fetal erythropoiesis, Blood, Development, Fetus, Liver | ||
|Approved= | |Approved=Yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:22, 28 October 2020
| Author | [[PageAuthor::Rim Halaby, M.D. [1] (Reviewed by Yazan Daaboul, M.D.)]] |
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| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 1 |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Embryology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Hematology |
| Prompt | [[Prompt::The concentrations of different types of hematopoietic stem cells are measured in various organs extracted from aborted fetuses. Shown below is an image that depicts hematopoiesis in various organs throughout fetal life and adulthood. Which of the following most likely represents hematopoiesis in the liver?
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| Answer A | AnswerA::A |
| Answer A Explanation | [[AnswerAExp::Option A depicts erythropiesis in the bone marrow, which typically starts at 18 weeks gestation and continues throughout adulthood.]] |
| Answer B | AnswerB::B |
| Answer B Explanation | [[AnswerBExp::Option B depicts erythropoiesis in the spleen, which typically occurs between 10 weeks and 28 weeks of gestation.]] |
| Answer C | AnswerC::C |
| Answer C Explanation | [[AnswerCExp::Option C depicts erythropoiesis in the liver, which typically starts in the fetus at 6 weeks of gestation and continues until birth.]] |
| Answer D | AnswerD::D |
| Answer D Explanation | [[AnswerDExp::Option D depicts erythropoiesis in the yolk sac, which typically starts in the fetus at 3 weeks of gestation and continues until 8 weeks of gestation.]] |
| Answer E | AnswerE::E |
| Answer E Explanation | AnswerEExp::Option E is not characteristic of hematopoiesis in any organ. |
| Right Answer | RightAnswer::C |
| Explanation | [[Explanation::The site of erythropoiesis varies according to the age of the fetus. Fetal erythropoiesis occur in the following organs:
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| Approved | Approved::Yes |
| Keyword | WBRKeyword::Erythropoiesis, WBRKeyword::Fetal erythropoiesis, WBRKeyword::Blood, WBRKeyword::Development, WBRKeyword::Fetus, WBRKeyword::Liver |
| Linked Question | Linked:: |
| Order in Linked Questions | LinkedOrder:: |
