Week 4 Lec: Hematopoietic System Flashcards
During the maturation of normal blood cells, changes will occur in terms of their?
- size
- nucleus
- cytoplasm
- chromatin
- granules
2 major cytoplasmic changes?
a. Loss of basophilia
b. Cytoplasmic granules
The cytoplasm of an immature cell is usually _____ or _____ due to RNA content.
blue or basophilic
The cytoplasm of an immature cell is usually blue or basophilic due to?
RNA content
Mature cells are less basophilic due to?
less RNA content
Because mature cells are less basophilic, the color of their cytoplasm would appear?
pale
In _______ cells, the cytoplasm contains granules.
myeloid
The granules in the cytoplasm of myeloid cells contain some ______ which distinguishes the myeloid stem cells from other cells.
enzyme
Red (acidic) dye is also known as?
acidophilic or eosinophilic
Blue (basic) dye is also known as?
basophilic
Neutrophilic granules are a combination of?
basic and acidic dye
Myeloid cells come from what type of progenitors?
Common myeloid progenitors
Neutrophilic granules are commonly seen in?
neutrophils
A special feature of the maturation of erythrocyte cells.
Elaboration of hemoglobin
The series of maturation for erythrocytes consists of how many series?
6
At first, immature cells contain?
no hemoglobin
At the mature stage, the nucleus is apparently no longer necessary and eliminated by ______ or ______.
nucleolysis or extrusion
Example of nucleolysis/extrusion?
Erythrocytes/mature RBCs are anucleated cells. They do not need the nucleus anymore when they mature, so they undergo nucleolysis.
2 major nuclear changes?
a. Structure and Cytochemistry
b. Shape Changes
Shape of an immature nucleus?
round or oval
Term used to describe the nuclear chromatin of an immature nucleus that is very delicate, fine, linear, and uncondensed.
Euchromatin
The euchromatin gives off what color?
pale, blue color
As the cells mature, chromatin strands become increasingly coarse and clumped, and are now called?
Heterochromatin
What color is the heterochromatin?
dark stain/dark color
True or false: As the cell matures, the shape of the nucleus changes too.
True
A type of cell in which in which the nucleus divides into segments or lobes as it grows older.
Granulocytes
True or false: The older the cell, the fewer segments or lobes the nucleus has.
False. The older the cell, the more segments or lobes the nucleus has.
Example of cells that have segments or lobes in the nucleus.
Neutrophils
Neutrophils have 2-5 lobes, but some can have 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 lobes. When this happens, the neutrophil is called?
hypersegmented neutrophil
Neutrophils become hypersegmented because?
the cell is too old/matured already
Hypersgemented neutrophils can be an indication of what disorder?
megaloblastic anemia: presence of hypersegmented neutrophils
Reduction in cell size is a feature of all cells except in the?
megakaryocytic series, in which the immature cell is smaller than the fully developed megakaryocyte
True or false: Generally speaking, a mature cell is smaller than immature cells.
True
The Principle of Normal Blood Cell Maturation is also called?
Synchronistic Maturation
Synchronistic Maturation involves 3 major changes?
- Cytoplasmic Changes
- Nuclear Changes
- Reduction in Cell Size
The Principle of Abormal Cell Maturation is also called?
Asynchronistic Maturation
Asynchronistic Maturation involves 3 major changes?
- Abnormal Cytoplasmic Differentiation
- Abnormal Nuclear Maturation
- Abnormal Size
In erythrocytes, abnormal cytoplasmic differentiation is characterized by __________________.
persistent cytoplasmic basophilia and late hemoglobinization
Abnormal cytoplasmic inclusion bodies may be found in the cytoplasm of both erythrocytes and leukocytes, especially in the ________.
granulocytes
True or false: RBCs normally have inclusion bodies.
False. Normal RBCs do not have inclusion bodies.
Examples of inclusion bodies that can be present in RBCs?
- Howell jolly bodies
- Pappenheimer bodies
- Heinz bodies
Example of inclusion bodies that can be present in WBCs?
- Alder-Reilly bodies
- Auer rods/bodies
In leukemia, the other severe disturbances, two nuclei may be present; one may be _____ and the other may be _____.
diploid; polypoid
The nucleus in abnormal nuclear maturation may be _________ or __________.
hypersegmented; hyposegmented
In abnormal nuclear maturation, the ________ nucleus takes a longer time to mature than its cytoplasm.
megalocyte
Hyposegmented neutrophils, in which nuclei of neutrophils have only 1 segmentation, can be associated with what condition?
Pelger Huet Anomaly
What is the problem seen in people with Pelger Huet Anomaly?
lack of Lamin B results to hyposegmentation of neutrophils
Abnormally large cells are frequently seen in __________________.
benign or malignant proliferation