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What characterizes reticulocytes in terms of polyribosomes?
What characterizes reticulocytes in terms of polyribosomes?
- They have a small number of polyribosomes. (correct)
- They lose all polyribosomes before maturation.
- They possess a large number of polyribosomes.
- They do not contain any polyribosomes.
Which granules are formed first during granulopoiesis?
Which granules are formed first during granulopoiesis?
- Azurophilic granules (correct)
- Specific granules
- Lysosomal granules
- Cytoplasmic granules
Which type of cell is the most immature recognizable cell in the myeloid series?
Which type of cell is the most immature recognizable cell in the myeloid series?
- Band cell
- Promyelocyte
- Metamyelocyte
- Myeloblast (correct)
What is the role of the Golgi apparatus during the maturation of granulocytes?
What is the role of the Golgi apparatus during the maturation of granulocytes?
What feature distinguishes granulopoietic cells from erythropoietic cells?
What feature distinguishes granulopoietic cells from erythropoietic cells?
At which stage do specific granules begin to significantly increase in number?
At which stage do specific granules begin to significantly increase in number?
How long does it typically take for a myeloblast to mature into a circulating neutrophil?
How long does it typically take for a myeloblast to mature into a circulating neutrophil?
Which type of precursor cell shows no specific cytoplasmic granules or nuclear lobulation?
Which type of precursor cell shows no specific cytoplasmic granules or nuclear lobulation?
What is the primary organ for hemopoiesis during the second trimester of pregnancy?
What is the primary organ for hemopoiesis during the second trimester of pregnancy?
Which cells are considered progenitor cells commonly referred to as CFUs?
Which cells are considered progenitor cells commonly referred to as CFUs?
What type of stem cells give rise to both lymphoid and myeloid cells?
What type of stem cells give rise to both lymphoid and myeloid cells?
What structures do lymphoid progenitor cells migrate to for further differentiation?
What structures do lymphoid progenitor cells migrate to for further differentiation?
What type of blood cells are primarily produced from CFU-granulocytes-monocytes?
What type of blood cells are primarily produced from CFU-granulocytes-monocytes?
Which of the following best describes the process of hemopoiesis?
Which of the following best describes the process of hemopoiesis?
During which life stage does the bone marrow become the major hemopoietic organ?
During which life stage does the bone marrow become the major hemopoietic organ?
What characterizes hemopoietic stem cells?
What characterizes hemopoietic stem cells?
What is the primary function of hemopoietic growth factors in blood cell production?
What is the primary function of hemopoietic growth factors in blood cell production?
What distinguishes red bone marrow from yellow bone marrow?
What distinguishes red bone marrow from yellow bone marrow?
Which cell type appears morphologically similar to stem cells and cannot be easily distinguished from them?
Which cell type appears morphologically similar to stem cells and cannot be easily distinguished from them?
Under which condition can yellow marrow revert back to red marrow?
Under which condition can yellow marrow revert back to red marrow?
What is the role of the local cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) in hemopoiesis?
What is the role of the local cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) in hemopoiesis?
Which of the following describes the composition of red bone marrow?
Which of the following describes the composition of red bone marrow?
What is the role of macrophages in relation to erythrocytes?
What is the role of macrophages in relation to erythrocytes?
Which cell type is the distinct progenitor of the erythroid series?
Which cell type is the distinct progenitor of the erythroid series?
How do precursor cells differ from stem cells in their rate of division?
How do precursor cells differ from stem cells in their rate of division?
Which feature characterizes the sinusoidal capillaries found in red bone marrow?
Which feature characterizes the sinusoidal capillaries found in red bone marrow?
What major change occurs during erythrocyte maturation?
What major change occurs during erythrocyte maturation?
How long does it take for an erythrocyte to develop from its first recognizable progenitor to the release of reticulocytes?
How long does it take for an erythrocyte to develop from its first recognizable progenitor to the release of reticulocytes?
What characterizes the basophilic erythroblast stage?
What characterizes the basophilic erythroblast stage?
What happens to the nucleus during the late stages of erythrocyte maturation?
What happens to the nucleus during the late stages of erythrocyte maturation?
What role does erythropoietin play in erythrocyte production?
What role does erythropoietin play in erythrocyte production?
Which cell type is described by having both basophilic and acidophilic properties?
Which cell type is described by having both basophilic and acidophilic properties?
What is the main basis for differentiating monocytes from lymphocytes in smear preparations?
What is the main basis for differentiating monocytes from lymphocytes in smear preparations?
What is the size range of a promonocyte?
What is the size range of a promonocyte?
Which type of cell do monocytes develop into after maturing in tissues?
Which type of cell do monocytes develop into after maturing in tissues?
Which of the following statements about lymphocyte differentiation is true?
Which of the following statements about lymphocyte differentiation is true?
What role does thrombopoietin play in platelet formation?
What role does thrombopoietin play in platelet formation?
What is a characteristic feature of mature megakaryocytes?
What is a characteristic feature of mature megakaryocytes?
In which location do B lymphocytes complete their differentiation?
In which location do B lymphocytes complete their differentiation?
What structural changes occur in lymphocytes as they develop?
What structural changes occur in lymphocytes as they develop?
Flashcards
Hemopoiesis
Hemopoiesis
The process of creating new blood cells from precursor cells to replace old ones.
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Specialized cells capable of giving rise to all blood cell types.
Committed Progenitor Cells
Committed Progenitor Cells
These stem cells are committed to producing specific types of blood cells, such as lymphocytes or myeloid cells.
Myeloid Cells
Myeloid Cells
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Lymphoid Cells
Lymphoid Cells
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Colony-forming units (CFUs)
Colony-forming units (CFUs)
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CFU-erythrocytes (CFU-E)
CFU-erythrocytes (CFU-E)
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CFU-megakaryocytes (CFU-Meg)
CFU-megakaryocytes (CFU-Meg)
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Stromal cells
Stromal cells
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Progenitor cells
Progenitor cells
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Hemopoietic growth factors
Hemopoietic growth factors
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Hemopoietic microenvironment
Hemopoietic microenvironment
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Red bone marrow
Red bone marrow
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Yellow bone marrow
Yellow bone marrow
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Sinusoids
Sinusoids
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Erythropoiesis
Erythropoiesis
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Proerythroblast
Proerythroblast
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Basophilic Erythroblast
Basophilic Erythroblast
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Polychromatophilic Erythroblast
Polychromatophilic Erythroblast
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Orthochromatophilic Erythroblast
Orthochromatophilic Erythroblast
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Mature Erythrocyte
Mature Erythrocyte
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Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin
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Erythrocyte Phagocytosis
Erythrocyte Phagocytosis
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Granulopoiesis
Granulopoiesis
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Promyelocyte
Promyelocyte
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Azurophilic Granules
Azurophilic Granules
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Specific Granules
Specific Granules
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Myeloblast
Myeloblast
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Metamyelocyte
Metamyelocyte
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Band Cell (Stab Cell)
Band Cell (Stab Cell)
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Neutrophil
Neutrophil
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What are monoblasts?
What are monoblasts?
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Describe the appearance of a promonocyte.
Describe the appearance of a promonocyte.
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What is the role of monocytes in the body?
What is the role of monocytes in the body?
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What is the role of lymphocytes?
What is the role of lymphocytes?
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What is the role of lymphoblasts in lymphocyte development?
What is the role of lymphoblasts in lymphocyte development?
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What is the function of T lymphocytes?
What is the function of T lymphocytes?
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What is the function of B lymphocytes?
What is the function of B lymphocytes?
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What is the role of platelets in the body?
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Study Notes
Hemopoiesis
- Mature blood cells have a short lifespan and need constant replacement.
- Hemopoiesis (or hematopoiesis) creates new blood cells from precursor cells.
- In early embryos, blood cells develop in the yolk sac mesoderm.
- In the second trimester, hemopoiesis primarily occurs in the developing liver, with the spleen playing a lesser role.
- By the third trimester, bone marrow in specific bones becomes the primary hemopoietic organ.
- Throughout childhood and adulthood, erythrocytes (red blood cells), granulocytes, monocytes, and platelets are formed from stem cells in the bone marrow.
Hemopoietic Stem Cells
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Stem cells are pluripotent, capable of both self-renewal and asymmetric division.
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Some daughter cells differentiate permanently into specific cell types.
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Other daughter cells remain as a stem cell pool for slow division.
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A single pluripotent stem cell in the bone marrow gives rise to all blood cell types.
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Committed pluripotent stem cells create specific blood cells (lymphoid and myeloid).
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Myeloid cells produce granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes.
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Lymphoid cells produce lymphocytes.
Progenitor & Precursor Cells
- Progenitor cells, also called colony-forming units (CFUs), give rise to one type of blood cells in cultures or spleen injections.
- There are four major types of progenitor cells/CFUs: erythroid, thrombocytic, granulocyte-monocyte, and lymphoid.
- Each progenitor/CFU lineage creates precursor cells (blasts) that develop the characteristics of mature cells.
- Stem cells maintain a smaller population, while progenitor cells divide to make numerous differentiated, mature cells.
Bone Marrow
- Bone marrow adjusts blood cell production to the body's needs.
- Bone marrow is found in the medullary canals of long bones and cancellous bone.
- Two types of bone marrow include red bone marrow (blood-forming) and yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue).
- Red marrow is predominant in newborns; yellow marrow is more common in adults.
- Red marrow can reverse to red under conditions like severe bleeding or hypoxia.
Red Bone Marrow
- Red bone marrow contains reticular connective tissue stroma.
- The stroma includes stromal cells (reticular adventitial cells) with supporting reticular fibers.
- Contains hemopoietic cords (islands) of cells.
- Sinusoidal capillaries are between hemopoietic cords.
- The sinusoidal endothelium allows newly differentiated blood cells and platelets to enter circulation.
- Old or damaged red blood cells are phagocytosed by macrophages, and the iron from them is recycled.
Erythropoiesis
- Erythropoiesis is the maturation of red blood cells.
- The cell and nuclear volume decrease, and the nucleoli disappear.
- Chromatin density increases.
- Polyribosomes decrease, and hemoglobin increases.
- Mitochondria and other organelles disappear.
- Erythropoietin (produced in kidneys) stimulates red blood cell production.
Granulopoiesis
- Granulopoiesis involves the development of granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils).
- Azurophilic granules, similar in all granulocytes are produced first.
- Specific granules' content differentiates granulocytes.
- The myeloblast is the most immature recognizable cell in the myeloid series.
- Promyelocytes have basophilic cytoplasm and azurophilic granules.
- Granules increase and occupy much of the cytoplasm during the metamyelocyte stage.
Agranulopoiesis
- Agranulocytes (monocytes and lymphocytes) do not have specific granules.
- They are distinguished mainly by cell size and nuclear shape.
Monocytes
- Monoblasts are morphologically similar to myeloblasts.
- Promonocytes develop from monoblasts, then monocytes.
- Monocytes mature into macrophages (phagocytic cells) in tissues.
Lymphocytes
- Lymphocyte progenitor cells originate in bone marrow.
- Some lymphocytes migrate to the thymus to become T lymphocytes.
- Other cells become B lymphocytes in bone marrow and then migrate to peripheral lymphoid organs.
- Lymphocytes develop into smaller cells, with a less-visible nucleolus.
Platelets
- Platelets (thrombocytes) are cell fragments from megakaryocytes.
- Megakaryocytes are large cells with multiple nuclei (polyploid).
- Megakaryoblasts produce megakaryocytes, driven by thrombopoietin.
- Platelets have actin filaments, mixed polarity microtubules, vesicles, and granules in the proplatelets.
- These proplatelet extensions penetrate sinusoids and extend into blood.
- Cytoplasm in loops of platelets pinch off to form platelets.
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Explore the fascinating process of hemopoiesis, the formation of blood cells from stem cells. This quiz covers the role of various organs in blood cell development throughout different stages of life, as well as the characteristics of pluripotent stem cells in the bone marrow. Test your knowledge on how these processes sustain the body's need for new blood cells.
