STAGES OF MEGAKARYOCYTE DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
1
Q
1 (20 – 50 u
A
Megakaryoblast
2
Q
2 (20 – 80 u)
A
Promegakaryocytes
3
Q
2 or more (40
– 120 u)
A
Megakaryocyte (MK-III)
4
Q
4 or more
A
Metamegakaryocyte
5
Q
-Present
-Bluish with blunt cytoplasmic protrusions
A
Megakaryoblast
6
Q
-No granules
A
Megakaryoblast
7
Q
Present
-With blunt cytoplasmic
A
Promegakaryocytes
8
Q
-With demarcating membrane system (DMS): to provide cytoplasm for plt
A
Promegakaryocytes
9
Q
-Red pink granules
A
Promegakaryocytes
10
Q
-Few granules
A
Promegakaryocytes
11
Q
-Usually absent
A
Megakaryocyte
12
Q
-Coarse clumps of granules aggregating into little bundles which bud off from the periphery
A
Megakaryocyte
13
Q
-Numerous granules
A
Megakaryocyte
14
Q
-Absent
A
Metamegakaryocyte
15
Q
-Aggregated granules
A
Metamegakaryocyte
