3: Platelet production, structure, and function Flashcards

1
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Maturation sequence of megakaryoblast takes about

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5 days

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2
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is the process in which
chromosomal material (DNA) and the other events of mitosis occur without subsequent division of the cytoplasmic membrane into identical daughter cells.

A

Endoreduplication

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3
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Is a 70,000 dalton molecule that circulates as a hormone in plasma and is the ligand that binds the megakaryocyte and platelet membrane receptor protein, MPL

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Thrombopoietin (TPO)

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4
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Induces the proliferation and maturation of megakaryocytes and induces thrombocytopoiesis

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Thrombopoietin (TPO)

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5
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Primary source of Thrombopoietin

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Liver

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6
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Act in synergy with TPO to
induce the early differentiation of stem cells

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Interleukin-3

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7
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Acts in the presence of TPO to enhance endometriosis, megakaryocyte, maturation, and thrombocytopoiesis.

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Interleukin-6 & Interleukin-11

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8
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

Most primitive progenitor cell committed to megakaryocyte lineage

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BFU-Meg

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9
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

Hundreds of colonies

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BFU-Meg

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10
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

least mature

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BFU-Meg

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11
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

Dozens of colonies

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CFU-Meg

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12
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

Cannot divide but it retains DNA replication and cytoplasmic maturation for endomitosis

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LD-CFU-Meg

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13
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Three megakaryocyte lineage-committed progenitor stages arising from common myeloid progenitor:

more mature progenitor

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LD-CFU-Meg

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14
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Sequence of development from megakaryocyte to platelets:

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Proliferation of progenitors to polypoidization
Nuclear endoreduplication
Cytoplasmic maturation
Formation of platelets

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15
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Is a form of mitosis that lacks telophase and cytokines (separation into daughter cells)

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Endomitosis

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16
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Partially characterized form of mitosis unique to megakaryocytes in which DNA replication and cytoplasmic maturation are normal but cells lose their capacity to divide.

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Endomitosis

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17
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MK-I stage or Megakaryoblast Cannot be reliably distinguished from bone marrow

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myeloblasts or pronormoblasts

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18
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Terminal megakaryocyte differentiation:

Vague clue: plasma membrane blebs

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MK-I stage or Megakaryoblast

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19
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Terminal megakaryocyte differentiation:

Least differentiated precursor

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MK-I stage or Megakaryoblast

20
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Begins to develop most of its cytoplasmic ultrastructure, including procoagulant-laden a-granules, dense granules, and demarcation system

A

MK-I stage or Megakaryoblast

21
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Is a series of membrane-lined channels that invade from the plasma membrane and ultimately delineates the individual platelets during thrombocytopoiesis

A

DEMARCATION SYSTEM

22
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Is biologically identical to the megakaryocyte plasma membrane

A

DEMARCATION SYSTEM

23
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Nuclear lobularity first becomes apparent as an indentation at the 4N replication stage

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MK-II stage or Promegakaryocyte

24
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Vague clue: Indentation in the nucleus

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MK-II stage or Promegakaryocyte

25
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The most abundant

A

MK-III stage or Megakaryocyte

26
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Are the largest cells in the bone marrow and possess multiple chromosome copies

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MK-III stage or Megakaryocyte

27
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MK-III stage or Megakaryocyte size in diameter

A

30-50 um

28
Q

Nucleus is intensely indented or
lobulated

A

MK-III stage or Megakaryocyte

29
Q

Distinctive feature: it is not multinucleated

A

MK-III stage or Megakaryocyte

30
Q

A single megakaryocyte may shed to

A

2000 to 4000 platelets

31
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platelet lifespan

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8 to 9 days

32
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concentration of platelets

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150-400 x 10^9/L

33
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Average diameter of platelet

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2.5 um

34
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MPV of platelet:

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8-10 fL

35
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Resting platelets are

A

biconvex

36
Q

Platelets are produced directly from the

A

megakaryocyte cytoplasm

37
Q

platelets on the circulation

A

38
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platelets found on the spleen

A

39
Q

The platelet is composed of about

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60% protein,
30% lipid,
8% carbohydrate,
various mineral,
water, and
nucleotide

40
Q

Sometimes known as stress platelets, appear in compensation for thrombocytopenia

A

Reticulated Platelets

41
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Are markedly larger than ordinary mature circulating platelets

A

Reticulated Platelets

42
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Size of Reticulated Platelets in diameter

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6 um

43
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MPV of Reticulated Platelets

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12-14 fL

44
Q

Carry free ribosomes and fragments of rough endoplasmic reticulum

A

Reticulated Platelets

45
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Stain for Reticulated Platelets

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Nucleic acid dye (Thiazole Orange)

46
Q

Stain for Reticulocytes

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Supravital stain (New Methylene Blue)

47
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A