B4 W1 Flashcards
B12 and folate sources
Meat, salmon, eggs, soy
Phagocytic cells of the CNS
Microglia
MCH
Mean corpuscular Hb
Which progenitor gives rise to neutrophils?
Myeloid
Which progenitor gives rise to neutrophils?
Myeloid
Anaemia due to bone marrow change
Infection, cancer, autoimmune disease, pregnancy, drugs and renal failure
What transports B12 in enterocytes?
Transcobalamin II protein and takes it to the plasma
Least common blood type
AB-
WBC with lifespan of 14 days
NK cells
What reduces iron absorption?
Tea and coffee, Proton pump inhibitors and antacids
How is bilirubin metabolised?
Into urobilinogen to be excreted by intestinal bacteria
Lectin pathway
Mannose binds to pathogen via lectin enzyme and induces complement activation
Schistocytes
Fragmented RBC with different shapes, found in areas with a central pallor. Indicator of haemolytic anaemia
Schistocytes
Fragmented part of RBC with different shapes.
Number of allelic variants for ABO
3
Which WBC are mononuclear?
Lymphocytes and monocytes
How is iron from animal diet source absorbed?
In the duodenum and jejunum as haem iron. It is taken in via endocytosis and released into enterocyte by haem oxidase
Cells which contribute to tissue and blood cell development.
Stromal cells in the bone marrow
Stromal cells
Specifically in the bone marrow, give rise to bone, cartilage, adipocytes and contribute to sustained proliferation and self-renewal of haematopoietic stem cells
Difference between stromal cell and stem cell?
Stem cell is originated from mesenchyme. Stromal cell is a non-haematopoetic mesenchymal stem cell of the bone marrow.
Why does haematopoeisis not occur in adult long bones?
Fat deposition
What is glossitis an indication for?
B12 and folate deficiency and iron
What is a lymphatic trunk?
Lymph vessel formed from the convergence of efferent lymph vessels. It includes lumbar, intestinal, bronchomediastinal
What are the formed elements of blood?
RBC, WBC and platelets
How much of formed elements of blood do RBC make up?
99%
Substance on surface of RBC which induces antibody formation
Isoagglutinogen
What are the carriers of A and B antigens on RBC?
N-glycosylated glycoproteins, anion exchanger and Glut-2 transporter
What substance allows B12 to be absorbed?
Intrinsic factor produced by parietal cells, absorption occurs in the terminal ileum.
Complement pathway initiated by antibody-antigen complex
Classical pathway
How does an antibody interact with secondary lymphoid tissue?
Antigen interacts with cells in the follicle. This causes cells in the Germinal centre to divide
Polychromasia
Disorder with high number of immature RBC
Main storage site for folic acid
Liver
When does the liver release folate?
To maintain plasma folate levels. Released with bile
What is the recessive allele in the ABO blood group?
i
Condition where only RBC are affected
Pure red cell aplasia
Indication of haemolytic anaemia
Dark urine, splenomegaly, jaundice, heart murmur, schistocyte count is high