Question 1

What do the following statements have in common: overhydration, vitamin B12 deficiency, bleeding, and decreased erythrocyte production?

Accepted Answer

A) They are all causes of anemia. 
B) They are all causes of polycythemia. 
C) They are all associated with normal hematocrit levels. 
D) They are not associated with hematocrit levels in the human body. 
A) They are all causes of anemia. 
B) They are all causes of polycythemia. 
C) They are all associated with normal hematocrit levels. 
D) They are not associated with hematocrit levels in the human body. A

Question 2

Which leukocyte increases in number during parasitic infections?

Accepted Answer

A) Eosinophil 
B) Neutrophil 
C) Basophil 
D) Lymphocyte 
A) Eosinophil 
B) Neutrophil 
C) Basophil 
D) Lymphocyte A

Question 3

Which leukocyte is an agranulocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Lymphocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Basophil 
D) Neutrophil 
A) Lymphocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Basophil 
D) Neutrophil A

Question 4

-Identify the formed element labeled "e."

Accepted Answer

A) Platelet 
B) Erythrocyte 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Monocyte 
A) Platelet 
B) Erythrocyte 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Monocyte

Question 5

Patient MK's blood-typing chart showed agglutination with the Anti-A, Anti-B and Anti-Rh sera. What is the patient's blood type?

Accepted Answer

A) AB+ 
B) B+ 
C) A+ 
D) O+ 
A) AB+ 
B) B+ 
C) A+ 
D) O+

Question 6

Which leukocyte is the second-to-most common?

Accepted Answer

A) Neutrophil 
B) Lymphocyte 
C) Eosinophil 
D) Monocyte 
A) Neutrophil 
B) Lymphocyte 
C) Eosinophil 
D) Monocyte

Question 7

You are about to examine a blood smear from a patient who is suspected of being infected by a parasitic worm. What white blood cells would be present in elevated numbers due to such an infection?

Accepted Answer

A) Eosinophils 
B) Neutrophils 
C) Lymphocytes 
D) Basophils 
A) Eosinophils 
B) Neutrophils 
C) Lymphocytes 
D) Basophils

Question 8

What is coagulation?

Accepted Answer

A) When platelets form from megakaryocytes 
B) When blood cells replicate 
C) When blood clots 
D) When blood cells rupture or lyse 
A) When platelets form from megakaryocytes 
B) When blood cells replicate 
C) When blood clots 
D) When blood cells rupture or lyse

Question 9

What term describes the various protein markers located in the plasma membrane of a red blood cell?

Accepted Answer

A) Immunoglobulin 
B) Rh 
C) Antibody 
D) Antigen 
A) Immunoglobulin 
B) Rh 
C) Antibody 
D) Antigen

Question 10

What is a hematocrit?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantity of leukocytes in a blood sample 
B) Percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample 
C) Ratio of fibrinogen to fibrin in a blood sample 
D) Volume of plasma in a blood sample 
A) Quantity of leukocytes in a blood sample 
B) Percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample 
C) Ratio of fibrinogen to fibrin in a blood sample 
D) Volume of plasma in a blood sample

Question 11

What happens when antibodies encounter a foreign blood protein?

Accepted Answer

A) Nothing in particular happens. 
B) Antibodies attach to the blood protein and cause clumping of the blood. 
C) Foreign blood protein lyses the antibody. 
D) Antibodies phagocytize the foreign antigen. 
A) Nothing in particular happens. 
B) Antibodies attach to the blood protein and cause clumping of the blood. 
C) Foreign blood protein lyses the antibody. 
D) Antibodies phagocytize the foreign antigen.

Question 12

Which trait distinguishes a granulocyte from an agranulocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Absence of the nucleus in the granulocytes 
B) A nucleus with an irregular shape 
C) Presence or absence of granules in the cytoplasm 
D) Granulocytes stain red, and agranulocytes stain blue. 
A) Absence of the nucleus in the granulocytes 
B) A nucleus with an irregular shape 
C) Presence or absence of granules in the cytoplasm 
D) Granulocytes stain red, and agranulocytes stain blue.

Question 13

Which formed element contains hemoglobin?

Accepted Answer

A) Leukocyte 
B) Erythrocyte 
C) Thrombocyte 
A) Leukocyte 
B) Erythrocyte 
C) Thrombocyte

Question 14

What do the following statements have in common: dehydration, hypoxia, bleeding, and increased erythrocyte production?

Accepted Answer

A) They are all causes of polycythemia. 
B) They are all causes of anemia. 
C) They are all associated with normal hematocrit levels. 
D) They are not associated with hematocrit levels in the human body. 
A) They are all causes of polycythemia. 
B) They are all causes of anemia. 
C) They are all associated with normal hematocrit levels. 
D) They are not associated with hematocrit levels in the human body.

Question 15

What does a megakaryocyte eventually become?

Accepted Answer

A) Thrombocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Erythrocyte 
D) Neutrophil 
A) Thrombocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Erythrocyte 
D) Neutrophil

Question 16

-Identify the structure labeled "a."

Accepted Answer

A) Erythrocyte 
B) Leukocyte 
C) Thrombocyte 
D) Platelet 
A) Erythrocyte 
B) Leukocyte 
C) Thrombocyte 
D) Platelet

Question 17

Which statement about blood is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Oxygen is transported by the leukocyte. 
B) Leukocytes are the most common cell in blood. 
C) The neutrophil is the rarest type of white blood cell. 
D) Red bone marrow produces erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes. 
A) Oxygen is transported by the leukocyte. 
B) Leukocytes are the most common cell in blood. 
C) The neutrophil is the rarest type of white blood cell. 
D) Red bone marrow produces erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes.

Question 18

Which leukocyte is a granulocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Lymphocyte 
B) Neutrophil 
C) Monocyte 
D) Macrophage 
A) Lymphocyte 
B) Neutrophil 
C) Monocyte 
D) Macrophage

Question 19

What might a low hematocrit value indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Polycythemia 
B) Blood doping 
C) Dehydration 
D) Anemia 
A) Polycythemia 
B) Blood doping 
C) Dehydration 
D) Anemia

Question 20

What is the purpose of a differential white blood cell count?

Accepted Answer

A) Determine the percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample 
B) Determine the percentage of thrombocytes in a blood sample 
C) Determine the percentage of each leukocyte in a sample of blood 
D) Determine the ratio of white to red blood cells in a blood sample 
A) Determine the percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample 
B) Determine the percentage of thrombocytes in a blood sample 
C) Determine the percentage of each leukocyte in a sample of blood 
D) Determine the ratio of white to red blood cells in a blood sample

Exam 19: Blood

What do the following statements have in common: overhydration, vitamin B12 deficiency, bleeding, and decreased erythrocyte production?

Which leukocyte increases in number during parasitic infections?

Which leukocyte is an agranulocyte?

-Identify the formed element labeled "e."

Patient MK's blood-typing chart showed agglutination with the Anti-A, Anti-B and Anti-Rh sera. What is the patient's blood type?

Which leukocyte is the second-to-most common?

You are about to examine a blood smear from a patient who is suspected of being infected by a parasitic worm. What white blood cells would be present in elevated numbers due to such an infection?

What is coagulation?

What term describes the various protein markers located in the plasma membrane of a red blood cell?

What is a hematocrit?

What happens when antibodies encounter a foreign blood protein?

Which trait distinguishes a granulocyte from an agranulocyte?

Which formed element contains hemoglobin?

What do the following statements have in common: dehydration, hypoxia, bleeding, and increased erythrocyte production?

What does a megakaryocyte eventually become?

-Identify the structure labeled "a."

Which statement about blood is true?

Which leukocyte is a granulocyte?

What might a low hematocrit value indicate?

What is the purpose of a differential white blood cell count?

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