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Chapter 2: Ontogeny of the Immune Cell Flashcards

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Hematopoeisis involves the production, development, differentiation, and maturation of the blood cells (erythrocytes, megakaryocytes and leukocytes) from what type of cells?

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multipotent stem cells

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During embryogenesis and early fetal development, where is the site of hematopoiesis?

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yolk sac

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Where does hematopoeisis shift during the process of organogenesis?

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liver and spleen

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What is the difference in location of where hematopoeisis takes place in development from early years to adulthood?

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from bone marrow in distal long bones to bone marrow in axial skeleton

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Common lymphoid progenitor cells give rise to what type of cells?

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B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, and NK cells

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What types of cells are produced by a common myeloid progenitor cell

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erythrocytes, megakaryocytes/thrombocytes, mast cells, eosinophils, basophils neutrophils, monocytes/macrophages, and dendritic cells

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What are NK cells? What do NK cells recognize?

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large granular lymphocyte that recognizes tumor and virally infected cells through non-specific binding

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What in the body is needed to signal production of lymphoid cells from the multipotent stem cells?

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IL-7

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What in the body is needed to signal production of myeloid stem cells from multipotent stem cells?

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GM-CSF (granulocyte/monocyte colony stimulating factor), IL-3

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What signal in the body is needed to differentiate myeloid stem cells to eosinophil progenitors?

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IL-5

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What signal in the body is needed to differentiate myeloid stem cells to megakaryocytes?

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thrombopoietin

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What signal in the body is needed to differentiate myeloid stem cells to erythroid progenitor cells?

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erythropoeitin from the kidney that is released when it senses low O2

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13
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Understand this diagram

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Ontogeny of Immune Cells

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14
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Another name for neutrophil?

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polymorphonuclear cell PMN

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What is the most abundant circulating WBC in the blood?

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Neutrophil

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Describe the appearance of the neutrophil?

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*granulocyte
* segmented lobular nuclei (3-5 lobes)
*small pink cytoplasmic granules

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Describe the appearance of lymphocytes?

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large, dark staining nucleus with a thin rim of cytoplasm

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Describe the appearance of plasma cells?

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  • small eccentric nucleus (“clock face nuclei”)
  • intensely staining Golgi apparatus
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Describe the appearance of an NK cell?

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  • lymphocyte with large cytoplasmic granules
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20
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Where are lymphocytes found?

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bloodstream, secondary lymphoid tissues

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Where are plasma cells found?

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bloodstream, secondary lymphoid tissue and bone marrow

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Where are NK cells found?

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bloodstream

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What the the functions of neutrophils?

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phagocytic activity aimed at killing extracellular pathogens

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What are the functions of lymphocytes

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no function until activate in the secondary lymphoid tissues

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What are the functions of plasma cells?

A

terminally differentiated B lymphocyte that secretes antibodies

26
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What are the functions of NK cells?

A

kills virally infected cells and tumor cells

27
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Surface markers on B lymphocytes

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CD19, 20, 21

28
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Surface markers of T lymphocytes?

A

CD3

29
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Helper T cell surface markers?

A

CD4

30
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CTL surface markers?

A

CD8

31
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Surface markers of NK cells?

A

CD16, 56

32
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Stem cells have what surface markers?

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CD 34

33
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Where is the tissue location of monocytes?

A

circulating blood cells

34
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How would you describe the appearance of monocytes?

A

agranulocyte with a bean or kidney-shaped nucleus

35
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What is the function of monocytes?

A

precursors of tissue macrophages

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What is the location of macrophages?

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residents in all tissues

37
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What is the appearance of macrophages?

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agranulocyte with a ruffled cytoplasmic membrane and cytoplasmic vacuoles and vesicles

38
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What is the function of the macrophage?

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  • phagocyte
  • professional antigen presenting cell
  • T-cell activator
39
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Where is the location of the dendritic cell?

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resident in epithelial and lymphoid tissue

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What is the appearance of the dendritic cell?

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agranulocyte with thin, stellate cytoplasmic projections

41
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What is the function of dendritic cells?

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*phagocyte
* professional APC
*T-cell activator

42
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What is the location of the eosinophil?

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circulating blood cells recruited into loose connective tissue of the respiratory and GI tracts

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How would you describe eosinophils?

A

granuloctye with bilobed nucleus and large pink cytoplasmic granules

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Function of eosinophils?

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  • elimination of large extracellular parasites
  • Type I hypersensitivity
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What is the location of mast cells?

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reside in most tissues adjacent to blood vessels

46
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What is the appearance of mast cells?

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granulocyte with small nucleus and large blue cytoplasmic granule

47
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What is the function of mast cells?

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  • elimination of large extracellular parasites
  • Type I HSR
48
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What is the tissue location of basophils?

A

low frequency circulating blood cell

49
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What is the physical appearance of basophils?

A

granulocyte with bi-lobed nucleus (which is barely seen because of the) large blue cytoplasmic granules

50
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What is the function of basophils?

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  • elimination of large extracellular parasites
  • Type I HSN
51
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Percentage of PMNs of WBCs?

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50 - 70%

52
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What is the percentage of bands in the WBCs?

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2 - 5%

53
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What is the percentage of lymphocytes of the WBCs?

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20 - 40%

54
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What is the percentage of monocytes?

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4 - 8%

55
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What is the percentage of eosinophils?

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2 - 4%

56
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What is the percentage of basophils?

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0.5 - 1%; <1%

57
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Normal WBC count?

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5 - 10 ( 5,000- 10,000) mm3

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