Bone Marrow Flashcards
Detail the phases of hemopoiesis
Mesoblastic phase (2 weeks post conception, Yolk sac)
Hepato-splenic phase (2nd month, Liver and spleen)
Myeloid phase (2nd trimester and throughout life, bone marrow)
Leukocytes appear by 8th week of gestation
What are the two types of hemopoietic tissue in bone?
Bone marrow (myeloid tissue) Lymphoid tissue
Where does hematopoeisis occur post-birth?
Red bone marrow in the medullary cavity of long bones when young. That turns to yellow marrow when older. Can be repopulated to red if need be All red bone marrow is usually in the epiphyses (head) of bone
What is the stroma of bone marrow?
3D network of reticular ad adventital cells and reticular fibers (type III collagen)
Properties of capillaries in the stroma
Sinusoidal formed by continous layer of endothelial cells reinforced by reticular cells and fibers
What is the parenchyma of bone marrow?
Divided into hematopoietic compartments and responsible for the synthesis of erythrocytes and leukocytes
What are megakaryocytes?
Largest cells in bone marrow. Makes platelets
Erythroblastic islets function to?
Make RBC
Fibroblasts function to do what in the bone marrow?
Support the endothelium of the sinus capillaries and also produce the reticular fibers
T or F: Endothelial cells in bone marrow can be darkly stained by a separate stain to H&E
T
What stage of hematopoietic development are morphological differences apparent?
Precursor cells (blasts)
Pluripotent stem cells are made into what two possible cells for hematopoietic asymmetric differentiation?
Lymphoid multipotential cells
Myeloid multipotential cells
Lymphoid multipotential cells do?
Migrate to lymphoid organs and form LCFC (lymphocyte colony forming cell)progenitor cells then lymphoblasts then B and T lymphocytes
What is the process of cell differentiation from pluripotent cells?
Stem cells to progenitor cells to precursor cells (blasts) to mature cells
Describe the morphologic and mitotic characteristics of stem cells
Not morphologically distinct, all have aspect of lymphocytes. Low mitotic activity, self renewing, scarce in bone marrow
Describe the morphologic and mitotic characteristics of progenitor cells
Not distinguishable, have general aspect of lymphocytes, high mitotic activity, self-renewing, common in marrow and lymphoid organs, mono- or bipotential
Describe the morphologic and mitotic characteristics of progenitor cells
Beginning of morphological differentiation, high mitotic activity, not self renewing, common in marrow and lymphoid organs, monopotential
Describe the morphologic and mitotic characteristics of mature cells
Clear morphologic differentiation, no mitotic activity, abundant in blood and hematopoietic organs
Myeloid multipotential cells (stem cell) can be made into what?
Erythrocyte colony forming cells (ECFC), Megakaryocyte forming cell, MGCFC/Monocyte-colony-forming cell/Granulocyte-colony-forming cell, Eosinophil colony forming cell (EoCFC), and Basophil-colong-forming cell BCFC
Trace production of B and T lymphocytes from progenitor cells
Pluripotent to lymphoid multipotential cells (migrate to lymphoid regions) to LCFC to Lymphoblast to B and T lymphocytes
Trace production of Erythrocytes
PP cells to Myeloid multipotential cell in bone marrow to ECFC to Erythroblasts to Erythrocytes
Trace production of megakaryocytes
PP cell to Myeloid multipotential cell in bone marrow to megakaryocyte forming cell to megakaryoblast to megakaryocyte
Trace formation of monocytes
PP cell to Myeloid MP cell in bone marrow to MGCFC to MCFC to promonocyte to monocyte
Trace the formation of neutrophilic/eosinophilic/basophilic granulocytes
PP cell to myeloid MP in bone marrow to -CFC (G,Eo,B) to Neutro/Eosino/Basophilic myelocyte to Neutro/Eosino/Basophilic granulocyte
Pluripotent cells in bone marrow are how abundant?
Very rare <0.1% of nucleated cells in bone marrow