Week 2 Buzzwords Flashcards
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Number of bones containing marrow over time:
Decreases
Primary Lymphoid Organs:
Bone Marrow / Thymus
Secondary Lymphoid Organs:
Lymph nodes, Spleen
Fat:
Yellow marrow
Red Bone Marrow:
Hematopoietic stem cells
Common lymphoid progenitor:
from Hematopoietic stem cells, make B and T cells
Bone marrow:
loose reticular tissue and irregular cords
Venous sinusoids:
communicating network derived from nutrient arteries – filled with RBCs
Single layer simple squamous endothelial cells:
Venous sinusoids
Endoderm:
Thymus
Post puberty:
Thymus undergoes involution
Lymphocytes enter thymus:
Corticomedullary junction
Thymic parenchyma:
epithelioreticular cells
T-cell education:
Epithelioreticular cells
(Job)
Barrier between cortex and medulla:
Epithelioreticular cells
(location specific)
Type VI Epithelioreticular Cells:
Hassall’s corpuscles
(composition)
IL-4/IL-7:
Hassall’s corpuscles
Blood thymus barrier:
protects developing lymphocytes
Fibro-collagenous capsule:
lymph node
Lymphocytes enter lymph node:
High Endothelial Venules
Afferent lymphatic vessel:
Going in to lymph node
High Endothelial Venules located:
paracortex
Germinal Center:
B lymphocytes
(Location)
Primary Follicle:
inactive B lymphocytes