CTO Quiz 4 Flashcards
Which cells of bone marrow can regenerate themselves?
Pleuripotent and multipotent stem cells can reproduce themselves - all other cells are committed to differentiating
What are the changes in cell appearance of blood cell precursors as blood cell differentiate?
- Cells become smaller
- lose nuceloli
- develop granules
- nucleus assumes more adult shape
Most important growth factors in granulocyte production and what produces them?
G-CSF - produced by macrophages, endothelium, fibroblasts
CM-CSF - produced by lymphocytes, endothelium, fibroblasts
What is the most important growth factor in stimulating platelets and where is it made?
Thrombopoeitin - produced by liver and kidney
When does bone marrow start producing RBCs?
About the middle of fetal life
What kind of cells would you expect to find in the extravascular compartment of the bone marrow? What kind of fibers?
Hematopoietic cells, adventitial cells, and fat cells
reticular fibers
Structure of vascular compartment of bone marrow?
Venous sinusoids - discontinuous and fenestrated endothelium
How long does erythropoeisis take?
7 days
How long dos granulopoeis take?
14 days - first week = rapid reproduction of cells
second week = dominated by maturation
Megkaryocyte
multilobed nucleus, has cytoplasmic protrusion rich in actin and microtubles (dynein). Many infoldings of the plasma membrane called “demarcation membranes” that provides extra surface area
Myeloid to erythroid ratio
3:1
Keratinocytes
Dominant cells of the epidermis (they make keratin)
Layers of the epidermis
Stratum corneum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, stratum basale
How long does it take to replace your epidermis?
a month
What is the stratum basale?
Deepest layer of epidermis. 1 cell layer thick - all touching basal lamina (simple cuboidal or short columnar). basophilic - producing keratinocytes – they form stem cells for regenerations. Contain melanosomes that are produced by melanocytes (forms brown cap of nuclei to protect DNA)