As a treatment leukemia patients may receive a transfusion o

As a treatment, leukemia patients may receive a transfusion of blood stem cells from a donor. What do these blood stem cells do once they are established in the patient’s body?

A. They produce new blood cells for the patient.

B. They divide into all the different tissue types in the human body.

C. They carry oxygen around the patient’s body.

D. They fight off viruses and bacteria in the patient’s body.

E. They form blood clots that prevent the patient from bleeding to death.

Solution

Answer - Option A - They produce new blood cells for the patient.

The blood stem cells produces new WBC which can fight against infections.