Haematopoesis

Question	Answer
where are red blood cells recycled?	In the spleen
where are blood cells produced in the foetus and neonate?	fetus - liver and spleen neonate - any bone marrow
name the 3 stages of neutrophil formation	proliferation, maturation and storage
which type of neutropil is sampled in blood?	CNP - circulating
which type of neutrophil is ready to migrate into tissues?	MP - marginated
name the stages from stem cell to macrophage	stem cell> monoblast>promonocyte>monocyte> macrophage
what type of stem cell are B, T and NK cells formed from?	lymphoid stem cell
what do myeloid stem cells form?	blood cells, platelets and mast cells
what organelle do red blood cells lack?	a nucleus
where does formation of blood cells (haematopoesis) occur?	bone marrow
where does haematopoesis occur in adults?	yellow marrow only - vertebrae, ribs, sternum, skull and pelvis

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	Created by becki_fernandes almost 11 years ago