Hematopoiesis Flashcards
Functions of Blood
oxygen transport to cells
carbon dioxide transport away from cells
transport nutrients from the digestive system to cells
transport hormones to cells
Hematopoiesis
start in the bone marrow as pluripotent stem cells the differentiate (erythrocytic, granulocytic, megakaryocytic, or agranulocytic) and are released into peripheral circulation
whole blood is composed of fluids and cells
plasma=fluid protein
cells=erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes
Leukocytes
Agranulocyes: lymphocytes, monocytes
Granulocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
Blood Cells
constantly produced
finite life span, must be replaced
life span differs by cell type and species
change as aging occurs
Blood Cell Production
produced in red marrow of long bones in adults
liver and spleen involved in fetal blood production
poiesis
to make, production of
hema or hemat/o
blood
erythro
red
leuk or leuk/o
white
thromb or thromb/o
clot
pluripotent stem cells
can develop into any type of blood cell or platelet
influenced by cytokines (chemical messengers)
over 25 different cytokines
primarily cytokine for RBC production=erythropoietin (produced in kidneys)
Erythrocytes/RBC
no nucleus in mammals
biconcave shape
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
RBC lifespan
Cats 70 days
Dogs 120 days
Human 120 days
Erythropoietin (EPO)
cytokine responsible for production of RBCs
produced by cells in kidney to decrease oxygen tension in blood
EPO circulates in the blood to the red bone marrow
binds to receptors on erythroid precursor cells, causing them to divide and mature
RBC Development
Rubiblasts
Prorubicyte
Rubricytes
Metarubicytes
Rubiblasts
first phase
Prorubicyte
smaller than rubiblasts
slightly more dense basophilic cytoplasm
no visible nucleus
Rubricyte
basophilic cytoplasm
clumping nucleus
changes as it matures