Hematopoiesis (Part I) Flashcards

1
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What does hematopoiesis begin with?

A

the pluripotent stem cell

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What is the first split off of the pluripotent stem cell?

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it will become either a myeloid stem cell or a lymphoid stem cell

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What stems from the myeloid stem cell?

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erythroblasts, megakaryoblasts, monoblasts, and myeloblasts

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4
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what is derived from erythroblasts?

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RBCs

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5
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what is derived from megakaryoblasts?

A

platelets

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what is derived from monoblasts?

A

monocytes

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7
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What is derived from myeloblasts?

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neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

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What stems from the lymphoid stem cell?

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a pre-B cell and a Prothymocyte

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9
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what is derived from the prothymocyte?

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a T lymphocyte

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10
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What are the different sites of hematopoiesis in chronological order?

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yolk sac, liver, spleen, and then finally the bone marrow

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11
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What happens to hematopoiesis shortly after puberty?

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prior to puberty, hematopoiesis occurs throughout all bones in the body; however, shortly after puberty, hematopoiesis occurs in more of an axillary location including the skull, sternum, ribs, vertebrae, pelvis, and proximal femur

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12
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Within the bone marrow, there are two principal compartments. What are they?

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the hematopoietic cell compartment and the marrow stromal compartment

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13
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What does the hematopoietic cell compartment of the bone marrow consist of?

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an erythroblastic area, a myeloid area, megakaryocytes

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What does the marrow stromal compartment consist of?

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endothelial cells, adipocytes, stromal cells and fibroblasts, and macrophages

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what is the purpose of the endothelial cells in the marrow stromal compartment?

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they are fenestrated, so they allow the mature cells to come out into the circulation and become our peripheral blood

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16
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what is the main role of all of the stromal compartment cells?

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they are responsible for helping us produce the hematopoietic growth factors

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17
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how can you calculate the percentage of cellularity a person should have in their bone marrow? and what does this tell us?

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you subtract their age from 100; this helps us calculate to see if someone’s bone marrow is hypocellular or hypercellular

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18
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How is the process of hematopoiesis regulated?

A

hematopoietic growth factors

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19
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where are hematopoietic growth factors produced?

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in bone marrow by endothelial cells, stromal cells, fibroblasts, developing lymphocytes, and macrophages

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20
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what are the chief hematopoietic growth factors?

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colony-stimulating factors (CSF), cytokines (interleukins), erythropoietin (EPO), Thrombopoietin (TPO)

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21
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what is the first potentiator of hematopoietic differentiation?

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stem cell factor (SCF)

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22
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what is stem cell factor produced by?

A

fetal tissues and bone marrow

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what is the main role of stem cell factor (SCF)?

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it makes stem cells responsive to other cytokines

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24
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What interleukins act as hematopoietic growth factors?

A

IL-3, IL-6, IL-2

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25
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what is the role of IL-3 as a hematopoietic growth factor?

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it influences the replication and growth potential of hematopoietic progenitors (non-lymphoid stimulator)

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what is the role of IL-6 as a hematopoietic growth factor?

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it stimulates megakaryocytes and neutrophil production; it is a key factor in leukemoid reaction; it acts as a B-cell growth factor

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what is the role of IL-2 as a hematopoietic growth factor?

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it acts as a B and T cell growth factor

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28
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What is G-CSF?

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granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

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29
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what is G-CSF produced by?

A

endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages

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30
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what is the role of G-CSF?

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it stimulates an increase in neutrophils

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31
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why is G-CSF important to know about?

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it has a direct therapeutic application; it is utilized in severe neutropenia after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant ; it is also utilized for mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells in bone marrow transplant donors in order to collect enough stem cells for transplantation

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32
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Where is erythropoietin primarily produced?

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in the kidney in response to low pO2 levels

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what is the role of erythropoietin?

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it stimulates the formation of erythrocytes

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34
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what is erythropoietin used for for treatment purposes?

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erythropoietin stimulating agents are used in clinical treatment for anemia

35
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where is thrombopoietin produced?

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in the liver

36
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what is the role of thrombopoietin?

A

it stimulates an increase in megakaryocytes and platelets

37
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What are the different steps of erythropoiesis?

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  1. Pronormoblast (proerythroblast) 2. Basophilic normoblast (erythroblast) 3. polychromatic normoblast (erythroblast) 4. orthochromic normoblast (erythroblast) 5. polychromatic erythrocytes (reticulocyte) 6. Erythrocyte
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what are 2 general features of proerythroblasts?

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they have a large central nucleus and 3-5 pale nucleoli

39
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what are the general characteristics of basophilic erythroblasts?

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smaller nucleus, patchy chromatin, basophilic cytoplasm, bluish clumps

40
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what are the general characteristics of polychromatophilic erythroblasts?

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smaller nucleus, condensed chromatin, light blue clumps of polyribosomes, light pink HGB; CHECKERBOARD

41
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what are the general characteristics of orthochromatophilic erythroblast?

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dense chromatin (pyknotic) nucleus, pink cytoplasm

42
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how does the cytoplasm appear in the orthochromatophilic erythroblast?

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pinkish with slight tinge of blue

43
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how does the nucleus appear in the orthochromatophilic erythroblast?

A

dark, condensed, round

44
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what are the general characteristics of reticulocytes?

A

the nucleus is extruded; there are blue polyribosomes

45
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how does the cytoplasm appear in reticulocytes?

A

same as the circulating RBCs, but a supravital stain reveals blue reticulum

46
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how does the nucelus appear in reticulocytes?

A

there is no nucleus

47
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what percentage of our blood composition is reticulocytes?

A

2%

48
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in hemolytic anemias, what is the blood composition like (speak specifically of reticulocytes)?

A

the reticulocyte count or index will be increased

49
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what are 2 examples of hemolytic anemias that will cause an increase in the reticulocyte count or index?

A

sickle cell or beta thalassemia

50
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what happens when the reticulocyte count is increased?

A

there is an increase in red cell distribution width (since the reticulocytes are larger than normal erythrocytes

51
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what can be seen in reticulocytes when they are stained with supravital dye?

A

they contain remnant endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes

52
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What are the 2 different types of Leukopoiesis?

A

agranulopoiesis and granulopoiesis

53
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what are the four characteristics of agranulopoiesis?

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heterochromatin content increases; no specific granules form; no nuclear lobulation; cell size decreases

54
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what are the four characteristics of granulopoiesis?

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chromatin condenses; cytoplasmic granules form; nucleus becomes lobulated; cell size decreases

55
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what cells form via agranulopoiesis?

A

lymphocytes and monocytes

56
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what cells form via granulopoiesis?

A

neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils

57
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what are the steps in the maturation process of neutrophils?

A
  1. myeloblast 2. promyelocyte 3. myelocyte 4. metamyelocyte 5. Band cell 6. Polymorphonuclear neutrophil
58
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the cytoplasm appear during the myeloblast stage?

A

there are small blue clumps on a light blue background; NO GRANULES YET

59
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the nucleus appear during the myeloblast stage?

A

red-blue, round, fine chromatin, 2-3 PALE NUCLEOLI

60
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the cytoplasm appear during the promyelocyte stage?

A

bluish with MANY SMALL DARK AZUROPHILIC GRANULES

61
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the nucleus appear during the promyelocyte stage?

A

red-blue, round, chromatin is more coarse, there is a nucleolus

62
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the cytoplasm appear during the neutrophilic myelocyte stage?

A

pale blue, dark azurophilic and smaller neutrophilic (specific) granules, with a CLEAR PARANUCLEAR GOLGI

63
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the nucleus appear during the neutrophilic myelocyte stage?

A

round, somewhat FLATTENED, no distinct nucleoli

64
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the cytoplasm appear during the neutrophilic metamyelocyte stage?

A

paler, the GOLGI IS NESTLED IN INDENTATION OF NUCLEUS

65
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the nucelus appear during the neutrophilic metamyelocyte stage?

A

INDENTED, acentric, dark dense chromatin, no nucleoli

66
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the cytoplasm appear during the neutrophilic band/ stab cell stage?

A

increased blue appearance, there are BOTH AZUROPHILIC AND NEUTROPHILIC GRANULES

67
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during leukopoiesis of granulocytes, how does the nucleus appear during the neutrophilic band/stab cell stage?

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HORSESHOE-SHAPED, dark blue, very coarse chromatin, no nucleoli

68
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what is the main roles of eosinophils?

A

they phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes, allergens, and inflammatory chemicals; they have antiplastic and bactericidal activity

69
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what is the main role of basophils?

A

they secrete histamine and heparin; inflammatory reactions during immune responses and allergies

70
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What occurs during lymphocytic leukopoiesis?

A

B and T lymphoblasts are created in the bone marrow

71
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what are plasma cells created from?

A

activated B cells which have encountered antigenic stimuli after help from T cells

72
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how do plasma cells appear?

A

they have an eccentrically placed nucleus and perinuclear hoff (golgi)

73
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where do plasma cells arise?

A

in secondary lymphoid organs such as the spleen and lymph nodes

74
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what are the steps of hematopoiesis: platelets?

A
  1. megakaryblast 2. megakaryocyte 3. platelets
75
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how do megakaryblasts appear?

A

as a large oval or kidney shaped nucleus; basophilic cytoplasm

76
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how do megakaryocytes appear?

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large multilobed nucleus; DNA replication without cell division–> endomitosis (polyploid nucleus); plasma membrane invaginations

77
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how are thousands of platelets released from a single megakaryocyte?

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through a process of plasma membrane invagination

78
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what are the steps to macrophage formation?

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stem cell–> monoblast–> monocyte–> macrophage–> tissue specific macrophages

79
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what are the macrophages of the bone?

A

osteoclasts

80
Q

how can monocytes be recognized on a blood smear?

A

by their characteristic nuclear appearance

81
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what color are the first granules to appear in the developing neutrophils?

A

dark red/ purple

82
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what color are the secondary granules to appear in the developing neutrophils?

A

lilac or light purple

83
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what color granules do mature basophils contain?

A

purple/blue specific granules

84
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what color granules do eosinophils contain?

A

refractile orange specific granules