09.13 Hematopoietic System and Lymphoid System Flashcards

- Bone marrow biopsy shows the architecture of the system
- Bone marrow aspiration shows morphology of the cells


- Proerythroblast
- Early erythroblast
- Intermediate erythroblast
- Late erythroblast
- polychromatic erythrocyte
- Mature erythrocyte

erythroid precursors in BM

They get smaller and the cytoplasm becomes less basophilic.
Nucleus becomes smaller

- *A. Proerythroblast**
1. Divides through mitosis to produce subsequent cells
2. Very large nucleus with large, round nuclear chromatin.
3. The cytoplasm is deep basophilic (dyes purple) due to polyribosomes with pale peri-nuclear zone.
B. subsequently, they get smaller and cytoplasm becomes less basophilic.

erythroid island in BM

myelopoiesis
- Myeloblast
- Promyelocyte
- Myelocyte
- Metamyelocyte
- Band cell
- PMN leukocyte (neutrophil in picture)

PMN leucocytes have multi-lobulated nucleus connected with strings of chromatin

- three types of myelocyte develop into 3 different PMN leukocytes.
- when body is infected, the number of band cells in the blood circulation increases.
- nucleus gets indented from promyelocyte to completely lobulated in PMN leukocytes

- Myelo(mono-)poeisis produces macrophages.
- macrophage has many names
- Very large cell with irregular shape with very low nucleus/cytoplasm ratio (small nucleus)
- Cytoplasm is voluminous and weakly basophilic
X. Megakaryopoiesis – platelet developing cells
- Group I (immature)
- Cytoplasm is strongly basophilic with very high N/C ratio
- Group II
- Less basophilic cytoplasm with some azurophilic granules
- Lower N/C ratio
- Group III (mature)
- Plentiful cytoplasm which is weakly basophilic and contains abundant azurophilic granules
- Very low N/C ratio

Neutrophil: lilac colored cytoplasm
eosinophil: red cytoplasm
basophil: blue all over
lymphocytes: high N/C ratio

- Encapsulated spherical or kidney-shaped organs composed of lymphoid tissue
- Contains an outer cortex, inner cortex, and medulla

Lymph node architecture
fibers in the foreground; macrophage in the background

lymph node x-section

lymph node follicle

follicle with germinal center in the outer and inner cortex.
No follicle in the medulla

Medullary cords are branched extensions of the inner cortex that contain B lymphocytes and plasma cells

Medullary lymphoid sinuses are dilated capillary like structures that separate the medullary cords

B-cell in the outer cortex and medulla.
T-cell in the inner cortex.

tingible-body macrophages within a reactive follicle

thymus cortex and medulla

Thymus cortex. lymphocytes on upper left, reticular cells on the lower center.
Extensive population of T-cells and many macrophages













