Hematopoiesis Flashcards
Hemopoietic tissue function
Formation of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
Types of hemopoietic tissues
Myeloid tissue (bone marrow) and lymphatic tissue
Myeloid tissue function and location
- Produces most blood cell types
2. Found in medullary cavity of bones
Thrombocytopoiesis
Formation of platelets
Lymphatic tissue function and location
Consists of thymus, spleen, non-encapsulated lymph nodules. Responsible for immune defenses of the body
Hematopoietic tissue derivation from?
Mesenchyme (except thymus..from endoderm)
First site of hemopoiesis
Yolk sac (2nd-3rd week of embryonic life)
2 cell types formed in the yolk sac
Endothelial cells and undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells
Colony forming unit seeds what?
Liver, spleen, bone marrow
Hemaopoiesis in the liver
Begins in 6th wk of fetal life and lasts until middle of fetal life. Erythropoiesis dominates.
RBC nucleation
Still nucleated by 7 weeks, but non-nucleated by 11 weeks
Hemapoiesis in spleen
Begins in 3rd month of fetal life
Erythropoiesis and granulopoiesis in spleen
Greatest at 3rd-5th mths and lasts until 7th and 8th months of fetal life
How long does lymphopoiesis last in the spleen?
Throughout life
Hemopoiesis in bone
Begins in 5th month of fetal life
Thymus and lymphopoiesis
Only lymphopoiesis in the thymus. Begins in the 5th month of fetal life
Extramedullary myelopoiesis
Hematopoietic tissue develops where it shoudn’t and produces the kinds of cells produced in the bone marrow
Yellow marrow location
Much of diaphysis of long bones
Yellow marrow makeup
Primarily of fat cells w/blood vessels coursing though
Red marrow locations
skull diploe, ribs, sternum, vertebrae bodies, cancellous bone, long and short bones of body, illiac crest
Red marrow function
Site of hemopoiesis
By what age is almst all marrow of the limbs yellow?
18
Components of myeloid tissue
Stroma, sinusoids, developing blood cells
Stroma
Connective tissue network that supports the blood forming cells