Hematopoesis Flashcards
What are totipotent cells?
cells that give rise to all cells of an organism, including embryonic and extraembryonic tissues; e.g. a zygote.
What are pluripotent cells?
cells that give rise to all cells of the embryo and adult tissues; e.g. embryonic stem cells.
What are multipotent cells?
cells that give rise to different cell types of a given lineage (e.g. adult stem cells).
Where are embryonic stem cells from?
the inner mass of blastocysts; they are pluripotent.
Where do adult stem cells come from?
mature organs/tissues (bone marrow).
Where does hematopoesis occur during the first six months of gestation?
blood islands -> liver -> spleen
What is red marrow the source of?
all blood cells
What are the 4 components of bone marrow?
stroma, parenchyma, sinusoids and hematopoetic cords
What does the stroma do?
synthesizes and secretes hematopoeitic growth factors.
What does the parenchyma do?
contains various lineages of hematopoetic cells in different stages of differetiation.
What do the sinusoids do?
provide access for mature blood cells to move; they are lined by endothelium
What are the hematopoietic cords?
they are bands of parenchyma and stroma lying between the sinusoids.
What are the three major multipotential stem cells?
hematopoietic stem cell (HSC), myeloid stem cell, lymphoid stem cells
What does the HSC differentiate into?
myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem cells.
How do mature blood cells migrate in the bone marrow?
from the hematopoietic cords through the sinusoidal endothelial walls into the sinusoids.
What is the myeloid/erythroid ratio?
Total volume of cells in granulocytopoiesis/total volume of cells in erythropoiesis.
What cells do lymphocytes produce?
T cells and B cells.
What cells are derived from myeloid stem cells?
granlocyte-macrophages, eosinophil, basophil, magakaryocytes and erythroid cells.
How do mature cells migrate into the blood stream?
they migrate from the hematopoietic cords into the sinusoids.
What molecule is too large to migrate from the hematopoietic cords into the sinusoids?
megakaryocytes.
What are the three compartments of hematopoietic cells?
stem cell, differentiating and functional compartment.
What compartment/niche of the stem cell does the functional compartment contain?
Immediate precursors of mature blood cells, as well as mature blood cells.
True or false: hematopoietic stem cells are pluripotential
True; they can become myeloid or tem cells.