ERYTHROPOIESIS - MEGAKARYOPOIESIS Flashcards
nucleated RBC precursors are called
Erythroblast
erythrocyte precursors develop from two progenitors
- burst-forming unit-erythroid (large colonies)
- colony-forming unit-erythroid (small colony)
it takes __-__ days for precursors to become mature enough to enter the circulation
6-7 days
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast. Nucleus:
8:1, round tooval, containing 1-2 nucleoli
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast. Cytoplasm
Dark Blue
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast. Location
Bone marrow
Cellular activity: begins to accumulate necessary for hemoglobin production
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast. Life span
slightly more than 24hrs
Basophilic normoblast, Prorubricyte, Basophilic erythroblast. Size
12-17 um
Pronormoblast, Rubriblast, Proerythroblast. size
14-20 um
Basophilic normoblast, Prorubricyte, Basophilic erythroblast. cytoplasm
deeper blue
Basophilic normoblast, Prorubricyte, Basophilic erythroblast. life span
slightly more than 24hrs
Cellular activity: detectable hemoglobin synthesis occur
Basophilic normoblast, Prorubricyte, Basophilic erythroblast
Polychromatic normoblast, Rubricyte, Polychromatic erythroblast. size
10-15 um
Polychromatic normoblast, Rubricyte, Polychromatic erythroblast. nucleus
4:1, no nuclei present
Polychromatic normoblast, Rubricyte, Polychromatic erythroblast. cytoplasm
gray-blue
cellular activity: capable of undergoing mitosis, hemoglobin synthesis increases
Polychromatic normoblast, Rubricyte, Polychromatic erythroblast.
Polychromatic normoblast, Rubricyte, Polychromatic erythroblast. life span
approx. 30 hrs
Orthrochromic normoblast, Metaubricyte, Orthrochromic erythroblast. Nucleus
1:2, nucleus is completely condensed
Orthrochromic normoblast, Metaubricyte, Orthrochromic erythroblast. cytoplasm
salmon pink
Orthrochromic normoblast, Metaubricyte, Orthrochromic erythroblast. life span
approx. 48 hrs
Cellular activity: the nucleus is ejected from the cell
Orthrochromic normoblast, Metaubricyte, Orthrochromic erythroblast
Polychromatic erythrocyte, Reticulocyte. nucleus
no nuclei present
Polychromatic erythrocyte, Reticulocyte. cytoplasm
salmon pink, shape is still not biconcave