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Classical marker for hematopoietic stem cells |
CD 34 |
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Most widely accepted theory among experimental hematologists |
Monophyletic theory |
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Chief site of hematopoiesis in mesoblastic phase |
Yolk sac |
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Chief site of hematopoiesis in hepatic phase |
Fetal liver |
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1st blood cells in mesoblastic phase formed during 2 to 8 weeks of life |
Primitive erythroblast |
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First fully developed organ in fetus |
Thymus |
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Hematopoiesis starts in the bone marrow cavity before ______ of fetal development |
5th month |
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Predominant hemoglobin during hepatic phase |
Hemoglobin F |
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The bone marrow becomes the chief site of hematopoiesis by the end of |
24 weeks gestation |
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Process of replacing red marrow by yellow marrow during development |
Retrogression |
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Between _______ years of age, adipocytes become more abundant |
5-7 |
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Red marrow in adults are located in |
Ribs Sternum Vertebrae Pelvis Proximal ends of long bones Shoulder blades Skull |
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Largest of the secondary lymphoid organs |
Spleen |
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Any disorder characterized by a localized enlargement of lymph nodes |
Lymphadenopathy |
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Preferred sites for bone marrow aspiration in adults |
Posterior superior iliac crest Anterior superior iliac crest |
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Preferred site for bone marrow aspiration in children below 2 years old |
Tibia |
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Largest cell in normal marrow |
Megakaryocytes |
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M:E ratio of leukemia |
10:1 |
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Bone marrow smears are retained for |
10 years |
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Total mass of RBC circulating in peripheral blood smear and bone marrow RBC precursors |
Erythron |
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Immature hematopoietic cell that is committed to a cell line but cannot be identified |
Progenitor cells |
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Immature hematopoietic stem cells that are morphologically identifiable |
Precursors cells |
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Earliest marker of erythroid differentiation: transferrin receptor |
CD71 |
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Major hormone that stimulates the production of erythrocytes |
Erythropoietin |
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Primary cell source of erythropoietin |
Peritubular interstitial cell |
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Is the major way in which EPO increases RBC mass |
Apoptosis rescue |
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Illegal use of EPO injections that athletes use to increase their oxygen carrying capacity |
Blood doping |
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Hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis indirectly |
Testosterone |
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Stimulates erythropoiesis directly |
Prolactin |
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Time from BFU-E to CFU-E |
1 week |
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Days for BFU-E to mature to an erythrocyte |
18-21 days |
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Supravital stains for demonstration of reticulocytes |
Brilliant cresyl blue New methylene blue |
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Name of reticulocytes stained using wright stain |
Polychromatophilic erythrocytes Diffusely basophilic erythrocytes |
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Pertains to the blueness of a particular part of the cell and is due to the acidic components that attracts basic stain |
Basophilia |
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Pertains to the pinkness of a particular part of the cell due to the accumulation of more basic components that attracts acid stain |
Eosinophilia |
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Earliest recognizable erythroid precursor using the light microscope |
Rubriblast |
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Rubriblast gives rise to ____ prorubricytes |
Two |
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Prorubricytes gives to ____ rubricyte |
Four |
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What stage: Coarser chromatin Absence of nuclei Last stage w/ a nucleolus First stage of hemoglobin synthesis |
Prorubricytes |
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N:C ratio of rubriblast and prorubricytes |
4:1 |
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What stage: Last stage capable of mitosis First stage in which cytoplasm becomes pink |
Rubricyte |
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Crushed velvet nucleus is observed in |
Lymphocytes |
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Color of the cytoplasm of lymphocyte |
Sky blue or robin egg blue |
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Checkerboard nucleus is observed in |
Rubricyte |
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Rubricyte N:C ratio |
1:1 |
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Rubricyte gives rise to _____ metarubricyte |
Two |
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Stage: Last stage with a nucleus Nucleus is pyknotic Cytoplasm color is salmon-pink |
Metarubricyte |
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Metarubricyte N:C ratio |
1:2 |
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Enveloped extruded nucleus |
Pyrenocyte |
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Stage: Last stage of hemoglobin synthesis |
Reticulocyte |
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Number of erythrocytes produced from each rubriblast |
8-32 |
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Glut-1 protein function |
Glucose transporter |
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Band 3 protein function |
Anion transporter |
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Glycophorin C protein function |
Gerbich system determinants |
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ICAM 4 protein function |
Integrin adhesion |
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Only condition with increased MCHC |
Hereditary spherocytosis |
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Most sensitive and specific test to confirm diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis |
EMA binding test |
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Only hereditary membrane disorder that is autosomal recessive |
Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis |
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Defect in band 3 that increases membrane rigidity and resistance to malaria |
Hereditary ovalocytosis (Southeast Asian ovalocytosis) |
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Most common form of stomatocytosis |
Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis (xeroxytosis) |