Unit 2: HEMATOPOIESIS Flashcards
During the second trimester of fetal development, the primary site of blood cell production is what organ?
Liver
It is the predominant hemoglobin in fetus
HbF
Bone marrow aspiration in adults
Iliac crest
Only site for production and development of blood cells at birth
Bone marrow
The process of formation and development of blood cells is:
Hematopoiesis
What organ is the site of sequestration of platelets?
Spleen
It is the first fully developed organ in the fetus
Thymus
Macrophage that remove senescent cells and foreign debris from blood that circulates through the liver
Kupffer cell
The removal of senescent RBCs by the removal of abnormal parts only is termed as?
Pitting
It provides nutrients for the osseous bone and the marrow
Periosteal artery
It is the primary site of blood cell production during myeloid phase
Bone marrow
Definitive hematopoiesis begins at what phase?
Hepatic phase
In what phase does lymphoid cell begins to appear?
Hepatic phase
Hematopoietically inactive marrow composed primarilly of adipocytes
Yellow marrow
The term used for replacement of active marrow into adipose tissue
Retrogression