Question 128

Question:

In young infants as well as geriatrics patients, “bandemia” (increased band cells) is a sign of acute bacterial infection. When a band cell differentiates, which of the following types of cells is a possible mature cell type it can become?

Correct Answer: C.  Neutrophil

Myeloblasts differentiate into promyelocytes, myelocytes, metamyelocytes, then band cells, and finally branch into neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils. These types of cells are all known as granulocytes. Lymphoblasts differentiate into B cell and T cell lymphocytes, as well as natural killer cells. Monoblasts differentiate into monocytes. Megakaryoblasts turn into megakaryocytes, which produce platelets.