[LEC] Rules of Maturation, Maturation Pools Flashcards
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND GRANULATION
INDIRECT
Cells lose their granules as they mature
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND NUCLEUS
INDIRECT
Blast cells have the largest nucleus (3/8 to 7/8 of cell area)
and a SKANTY amount of cytoplasm
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND CYTOPLASMIC BASOPHILIA
INDIRECT
DNA production decreases with maturation
DNA is made of amino ACIDS
Acid levels decrease
Attraction to blue stain also decreases
WHAT CELL IS EXEMPTED FROM THE RULE OF MATURATION REGARDING THE BASOPHILIA OF THE CYTOPLASM
PLASMA CELL
Basophilia will not decrease as it ages ????
WHAT IS THE COLOR OF A LEUKEMIC PATIENT’S BLOOD SMEAR AND WHAT RULE OF MATURATION IS RELATED TO IT
BLUE
In leukemia, there is an abundance of immature cells
Basophilia is a characteristic of immaturity in cells
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND CHROMATIN
INDIRECT
As cells mature, the chromatin clumps more
MATCH THE CELL TO ITS CELLULAR CHARACTERISTIC
- Immature Cell
- Mature Cell
A. Closed Chromatin
B. Open Chromatin
- Immature — Open Chromatin
- Mature — Closed Chromatin
Recall that chromatin clumps more are maturity is obtained by the cell
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CHROMATIN CLUMPING TO NUCLEUS SIZE
INDIRECT
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND CHROMATIN STAINING
INDIRECT
The more aggregated the chromatin is, the darker they stain
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND CELL SIZE
INDIRECT
Cellular components shrink, clump, and eventually cease to exist in the cell
WHICH CELL IS EXEMPT FROM THE CELL MATURATION RULE ABOUT SIZE
MEGAKARYOCYTE
It is the largest mature cell in the BM
WHAT IS THE LARGEST CELL IN THE BONE MARROW
MEGAKARYOCYTE
WHAT IS THE LARGEST CELL IN THE PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION
MONOCYTE
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND APPEARANCE OF NUCLEOLI
INDIRECT
Chromatin pattern becomes more coarse and condensed
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE CELL WHEN ITS NUCLEUS IS VERY CONDENSED AND ITS PARACHROMATIN IS NO LONGER EVIDENT
PYKNOTIC
APPEARANCE OF THE HEAVY CLUMPING OF NUCLEAR CHROMATIN
RASPBERRY-LIKE APPEARANCE
[RULES OF MATURATION]
RELATIONSHIP OF CELL MATURITY AND THE APPEARANCE OF SPECIFIC GRANULES
INDIRECT
Granules become less prominent and decrease in size