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Classical marker for hematopoietic stem cells

CD 34

Most widely accepted theory among experimental hematologists

Monophyletic theory

Chief site of hematopoiesis in mesoblastic phase

Yolk sac

Chief site of hematopoiesis in hepatic phase

Fetal liver

1st blood cells in mesoblastic phase formed during 2 to 8 weeks of life

Primitive erythroblast

First fully developed organ in fetus

Thymus

Hematopoiesis starts in the bone marrow cavity before ______ of fetal development

5th month

Predominant hemoglobin during hepatic phase

Hemoglobin F

The bone marrow becomes the chief site of hematopoiesis by the end of

24 weeks gestation

Process of replacing red marrow by yellow marrow during development

Retrogression

Between _______ years of age, adipocytes become more abundant

5-7

Red marrow in adults are located in

Ribs


Sternum


Vertebrae


Pelvis


Proximal ends of long bones


Shoulder blades


Skull

Largest of the secondary lymphoid organs

Spleen

Any disorder characterized by a localized enlargement of lymph nodes

Lymphadenopathy

Preferred sites for bone marrow aspiration in adults

Posterior superior iliac crest


Anterior superior iliac crest

Preferred site for bone marrow aspiration in children below 2 years old

Tibia

Largest cell in normal marrow

Megakaryocytes

M:E ratio of leukemia

10:1

Bone marrow smears are retained for

10 years

Total mass of RBC circulating in peripheral blood smear and bone marrow RBC precursors

Erythron

Immature hematopoietic cell that is committed to a cell line but cannot be identified

Progenitor cells

Immature hematopoietic stem cells that are morphologically identifiable

Precursors cells

Earliest marker of erythroid differentiation: transferrin receptor

CD71

Major hormone that stimulates the production of erythrocytes

Erythropoietin

Primary cell source of erythropoietin

Peritubular interstitial cell

Is the major way in which EPO increases RBC mass

Apoptosis rescue

Illegal use of EPO injections that athletes use to increase their oxygen carrying capacity

Blood doping

Hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis indirectly

Testosterone

Stimulates erythropoiesis directly

Prolactin

Time from BFU-E to CFU-E

1 week

Days for BFU-E to mature to an erythrocyte

18-21 days

Supravital stains for demonstration of reticulocytes

Brilliant cresyl blue


New methylene blue

Name of reticulocytes stained using wright stain

Polychromatophilic erythrocytes


Diffusely basophilic erythrocytes

Pertains to the blueness of a particular part of the cell and is due to the acidic components that attracts basic stain

Basophilia

Pertains to the pinkness of a particular part of the cell due to the accumulation of more basic components that attracts acid stain

Eosinophilia

Earliest recognizable erythroid precursor using the light microscope

Rubriblast

Rubriblast gives rise to ____ prorubricytes

Two

Prorubricytes gives to ____ rubricyte

Four

What stage:



Coarser chromatin


Absence of nuclei


Last stage w/ a nucleolus


First stage of hemoglobin synthesis



Prorubricytes

N:C ratio of rubriblast and prorubricytes

4:1

What stage:



Last stage capable of mitosis


First stage in which cytoplasm becomes pink



Rubricyte

Crushed velvet nucleus is observed in

Lymphocytes

Color of the cytoplasm of lymphocyte

Sky blue or robin egg blue

Checkerboard nucleus is observed in

Rubricyte

Rubricyte N:C ratio

1:1

Rubricyte gives rise to _____ metarubricyte

Two

Stage:




Last stage with a nucleus


Nucleus is pyknotic


Cytoplasm color is salmon-pink

Metarubricyte

Metarubricyte N:C ratio

1:2

Enveloped extruded nucleus

Pyrenocyte

Stage:



Last stage of hemoglobin synthesis


Reticulocyte

Number of erythrocytes produced from each rubriblast

8-32

Glut-1 protein function

Glucose transporter

Band 3 protein function

Anion transporter

Glycophorin C protein function

Gerbich system determinants

ICAM 4 protein function

Integrin adhesion

Only condition with increased MCHC

Hereditary spherocytosis

Most sensitive and specific test to confirm diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis

EMA binding test

Only hereditary membrane disorder that is autosomal recessive

Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis

Defect in band 3 that increases membrane rigidity and resistance to malaria

Hereditary ovalocytosis


(Southeast Asian ovalocytosis)

Most common form of stomatocytosis

Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis (xeroxytosis)