Question

Formation of platelets is known as –
(a) Haemopoiesis (b) Thrombopoiesis
(c) Haemolysis (d) None of these

Answer 1

platelets are produced during thrombopoiesis.

Answer 2

The formation of platelets is known as (b) Thrombopoiesis

• Platelets are produced in a subprocess called thromopoiesis, or thrombocyte production, during hematopoiesis
• Cell fragments produced from megakaryocytes are platelets or thrombocytes. Platelet formation by fragmentation of megakaryocytes is known as thrombopoiesis in the bone marrow.
• Thrombopoiesis is the mechanism used to produce thrombocytes. Thromobocytes are megacaryocytic cytoplasm ligation's. One single megacaryocyte can cause thousands of thrombocytes to grow.