Deck 20: Blood Cells

Question 1

Which of the following leukocytes are responsible for producing antibodies?

A) basophils
B) neutrophils
C) lymphocytes
D) monocytes

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following blood types is the universal blood donor?

A) O negative
B) A negative
C) AB negative
D) B

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A patient's bloodwork shows abnormal granulocytes.What is the most likely diagnosis?

A) hematocrit
B) myeloid leukemia
C) anemia
D) lymphoid leukemia

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What gas is bound by the heme pigment?

A) oxygen
B) carbon dioxide
C) nitrogen
D) helium

Question 5

A 22-year-old man has arrived in the emergency room following a motorcycle accident and needs a blood transfusion.He is wearing a medical bracelet that shows he is blood type B negative.Which of the following blood types could be transfused without complication?

A) O negative and B negative
B) B positive
C) O positive
D) AB negative

Question 6

A fellow student has just returned from a trip to the jungle and is feeling ill.He is diagnosed with Chagas disease,which is caused by a parasite.Which leukocyte is most likely to be elevated,as shown by a white blood cell count?

A) basophil
B) lymphocytes
C) eosinophil
D) neutrophil

Question 7

Which of the following leukocytes is pale-staining and destroys pathogens by engulfing them via the process of phagocytosis?

A) eosinophils
B) neutrophils
C) lymphocytes
D) basophils

Question 8

Which of the following cells do NOT contain a nucleus?

A) neutrophils
B) red blood cells
C) eosinophils
D) monocytes

Question 9

A young woman has been tired recently and went to see her physician.A blood test revealed a reduction in the oxygen-carrying capacity of her blood.What is the name of this condition?

A) leukemia
B) diapedesis
C) hemoglobin concentration
D) anemia

Question 10

Which formed element of blood is involved in clotting?

A) granulocytes
B) red blood cells
C) agranulocytes
D) platelets

Question 11

A man was found trapped in a car that had been left running.He was still breathing but had turned blue.A blood test will most likely reveal an abundance of which gas bound to his heme molecules?

A) carbon dioxide
B) oxygen
C) carbon monoxide
D) nitrogen

Question 12

Which of the following leukocytes is most likely to be found destroying viruses by phagocytosis?

A) lymphocytes
B) monocytes
C) basophils
D) eosinophils

Question 13

Activation of which type of leukocyte will diminish the effect of allergies and inflammation?

A) basophils
B) lymphocytes
C) eosinophils
D) neutrophils

Question 14

A fellow student has an allergy to grass pollen.Which of the following leukocytes is most active in this student during an allergic reaction?

A) neutrophils
B) monocytes
C) eosinophils
D) basophils

Question 15

The movement of leukocytes through the blood vessel wall is known as ________.

A) hematocrit
B) diapedesis
C) leukemia
D) agglutination

Question 16

Which of the following is the measure of the percentage of formed elements in the blood?

A) platelets
B) hemoglobin concentration
C) hematocrit
D) anemia

Question 17

An experiment shows that your plasma contains anti-B antibodies and anti-D antibodies.What type of blood do you have?

A) B positive
B) B negative
C) A negative
D) A positive

Question 18

A young woman visits her physician because she is worried that it takes too long for her cuts to stop bleeding.What blood component is most likely deficient?

A) platelets
B) erythrocytes
C) granulocytes
D) agranulocytes

Question 19

During wound healing,which of the following leukocytes will help enhance tissue repair?

A) neutrophils
B) eosinophils
C) basophils
D) monocytes

Question 20

A patient has been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.What abnormalities would a differential white blood cell count reveal?

A) moderately elevated lymphocytes
B) moderately elevated basophils
C) moderately elevated eosinophils
D) moderately elevated thrombocytes