01 LEC: Erythropoiesis Flashcards

(64 cards)

1
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Stage of normoblastic maturation present in the circulation

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reticulocyte
erythrocyte

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2
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Give rise to each thousands of nucleated erythroid precursor cells

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BFU-E

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3
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It takes about __ for the BFU-E to become CFU-E

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one week

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4
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Well-differentiated erythroid progenitor cell

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CFU-E

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5
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CFU-E can form up to __ nucleated erythroid precursor cells

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64

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6
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Regulator of CFU-E

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erythropoietin

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Earliest morphologically recognizable erythrocyte precursor

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pronormoblast

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8
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

Pyknotic cells

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orthochromic normoblast

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9
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

10-12 micra

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pronormoblast

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10
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

no hgb

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pronormoblast

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Stage of normoblast maturation:

start of globin & heme synthesis

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pronormoblast

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12
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

N:C = 8:1

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pronormoblast

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13
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

1-2 nucleoli

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pronormoblast

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14
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

cytoplasm - dark blue

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pronormoblast

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15
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

10-15 micra

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basophilic normoblast

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16
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

active mitosis

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basophilic normoblast

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17
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

0-1 nucleolus

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basophilic normoblast

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18
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

N:C = 6:1

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basophilic normoblast

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19
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

hgb begins to form

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basophilic normoblast

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20
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

cytoplasm - deeper blue

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basophilic normoblast

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21
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

10-12 micra

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polychromatic normoblast

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22
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

no nucleolus

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polychromatic normoblast

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23
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

N:C = 4:1

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polychromatic normoblast

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24
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Stage of normoblast maturation:

last stage capable of mitosis

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polychromatic normoblast

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Stage of normoblast maturation: cytoplasm - mixture of pink and blue
polychromatic normoblast
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The cytoplasm of the polychromatic normoblast is term ___
murky gray blue
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Stage of normoblast maturation: first stage at which pink color with stained hgb
polychromatic normoblast
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Stage of normoblast maturation: seen as nucleated RBCs in PBS
orthochromic normoblast
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Stage of normoblast maturation: N:C = 1:2
orthochromic normoblast
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Color of cytoplasm of orthochromic normoblast
salmon pink (eosinophilic)
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Stage of normoblast maturation: the penultimate stage
Reticulocyte
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Stage of normoblast maturation: cytoplasmic color the same as RBC
reticulocyte
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Stage of normoblast maturation: last stage to synthesize hgb
reticulocyte
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Stage of normoblast maturation: last stage that the cell has mitochondria
reticulocyte
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Stage of normoblast maturation: last stage of having RNA
reticulocyte
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Stage of normoblast maturation: last stage of having DNA
orthochromic normoblast
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Size of mature RBC
7-8 micra
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Thickness of mature RBC
1.5-2.5 mm
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These are important for thymine production
Vit B12, folic acid
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Essential for the synthesis of hgb
Iron
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Iron deficiency causes ___, ___ anemia
microcytic, hypochromic
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Important in the making of DNA
Vit B12
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Also called extrinsic factor of castle
Vit B12
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Vit B12 deficiency causes ___ or ___ anemia when intrinsic factors go missing
Megaloblastic Pernicious
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Pathway for RBC removal: 5-10%
intra
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Pathway for RBC removal: fragmentation
intra
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Pathway for RBC removal: 90-95%
extra
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Pathway for RBC removal: macrophage-mediated
extra
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Pathway for RBC removal: peripheral
intra
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In extravascular hemolysis, old or damaged RBCs are phagocytized by ___ cells and digested by ___
RES lysosomes
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When extravascular hemolysis happens, iron is returned by ___ to ___
transferrin bone marrow
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During extravascular hemolysis, ___ is broken down into amino acids and is returned to amino acid pool
globin
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During extravascular hemolysis, ___ ___ is disassembled into CO
protoporphyrin ring
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In extravascular hemolysis, the ___ is converted into ___ and is carried by ___ to liver
biliverdin bilirubin albumin
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During the extravascular hemolysis, bilirubin is conjugated into ___ ___ and excreted with bile into intestine
bilirubin glucuronide
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In extravascular hemolysis, bilirubin glucuronide is converted by bacteria and excreted in the stool as ___
stercobilinogen
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In extravascular hemolysis, a small amount of ___ is reabsorbed into the blood circulation and then excreted through kidneys in the urine
Urobilinogen
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During intravascular hemolysis, RBCs break down within the ___, releasing hgb directly into bloodstream
lumen of blood vessels
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During intravascular hemolysis, hgb dissociates into globin dimers and picked up by ___
haptoglobin
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During intravascular hemolysis, hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex is too big so it would be carried to the ___
liver
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During intravascular hemolysis, when haptoglobin levels decrease, the dimers are filtered by the renal tubular cells, and converted into ___
hemosiderin
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The renal tubular uptake can process as much as ___ g/day of filtered hemoglobin
5
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During intravascular hemolysis, if the hgb is neither bound by haptoglobin or excreted in the urine, it is oxidized to ___ and is taken up by another transport protein, ___
methemoglobin hemopexin
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During intravascular hemolysis, the combined depletion of haptoglobin and hemopexin and the presence of methemalbuminemia and hemosiderinuria can be seen in cases of ___ ___ anemia
intravascular hemolytic