Exam 19

Question 1

A red blood cell with nucleus would be a

Answer 1

Ethryoblast

Question 2

A stem cell type can differentiate into either WBC or RBC:

Answer 2

Hemocytoblast

Question 3

A white blood cell type that would be increased in allergic or parasitic conditions:

Answer 3

Eosinphil

Question 4

Aging or damaged RBC’s are removed most by the:

Answer 4

Spleen

Question 5

All the circulating red blood cells in an adult originate in the

Answer 5

Bone marrow

Question 6

An abnormally low WBC count:

Answer 6

Leukopenia

Question 7

Another name for circulating non-nucleated red blood cell:

Answer 7

Erythrocyte

Question 8

Another name for a white blood cell is:

Answer 8

Leukocyte

Question 9

Bilirubin results from the breakdown of:

Answer 9

Erythrocytes

Question 10

Blood cell antigens are located in/on the:

Answer 10

Cell membrane

Question 11

Blood cell production is stimulated by the hormone:

Answer 11

Erythropoietin

Question 12

Hemoglobin affinity (attraction) for oxygen is highest in:

Answer 12

The fetus

Question 13

Your patient’s bone marrow is working hard to keep up with RBC demand. You actually find a few ____________ on his blood analysis.

Answer 13

Reticulocytes

Question 14

MCV=mean corpuscular volume MCHC=mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.

Your patient has a very low hematocrit, low RBC count, high MCV, and low MCHC. You would suspect:

Answer 14

Loss of RBC through hemorrhage or hemolysis

Question 15

More than 95 percent of the protein in a red blood cell is

Answer 15

Hemoglobin

Question 16

Most threatening for a newborn due to Rh factor:

Answer 16

Rh positive father

Question 17

Plasma proteins are produced in the:

Answer 17

Liver

Question 18

The WBC that releases histamine and heparin when degranulated:

Answer 18

Basophils

Question 19

The WBC that rises the quickest in response to a bacterial infection:

Answer 19

Neutrophils

Question 20

The __________ develop from megakaryocytes.

Answer 20

Platelets

Question 21

The average life span of red blood cell is:

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4 months

Question 22

The biggest difference between interstitial fluid and plasma is that plasma has:

Answer 22

More proteins

Question 23

This blood cell is also known as polymorphonucleocyte because of the segmented nucleus and has tiny neutral pink (not red or dark blue) staining

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Neutrophil

Question 24

The blood type most valued by hospitals due to being from “universal donors”

Answer 24

O

Question 25

The cell type that produces antibodies

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Lymphocytes

Question 26

The extrinsic coagulation pathway starts:

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Outside the blood stream

Question 27

The inactivation and clumping by antibodies and antigens is referred to as:

Answer 27

Aggluination

Question 28

The inorganic ion necessary for hemoglobin formation:

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Iron

Question 29

The most abundant plasma protein is:

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Albumin

Question 30

The patient has a high hematocrit, a high total protein level, and high albumin level. The most common cause would be:

Answer 30

Dehydration

Question 31

The patient now has leukocytosis and neutrophils in his CBC, this would indicate probably as:

Answer 31

Bacterial infection

Question 32

The plasma protein involved in the clotting process:

Answer 32

Fibrinogen

Question 33

The vitamin most essential for blood clotting:

Answer 33

K

Question 34

Injections of EPO often seen in “doping” in endurance athletes, may cause a stroke due to:

Answer 34

Polycythemia

Question 35

Lymphocytes spend most of their time:

Answer 35

Migrating through the body tissues

Question 36

Your patient is running a low fever and has severely crackles and wheezes in his lungs. It has been going on for a week.

RBC-slightly high
WBC-slightly high
Neutrophils-very high
Lymphocytes-low normal
Bands-moderate
this could be best referred to as a:

Answer 36

Left shift

Question 37

Your other patient has a leukopenia, high fever, and a possible abdominal abscess. When you look at her CBC, you see a moderate number of bands and even a few metamyelocytes. This is known as:

Answer 37

Left shift

Question 38

Your patient has an elevated hematocrit. This means he has a higher:

Answer 38

Proportion of RBC’s

Question 39

The largest WBC, often increase in chronic infections:

Answer 39

Monocyte

Question 40

Choose three blood cells that are phagocytic.

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• Eosinophils
• Neutrophils
• Monocytes

Question 41

Bilirubinemia (too much bilirubin in the blood) can result from the following two scenarios.

Answer 41

• Excess red blood cell breakdown
• Cirrhosis-scarring of the liver and bile system

Question 42

Which of the following are granulocytes?

Answer 42

-Eosinophils
-Neutrophils
-Basophils

Question 43

Angio-

Answer 43

Vessel

Question 44

Corp-

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Body

Question 45

Cyan-

Answer 45

Blue

Question 46

Erythro-

Answer 46

Red

Question 47

Ferr-

Answer 47

Iron

Question 48

Hem-, Hemato-

Answer 48

Blood

Question 49

Karyo-

Answer 49

Body

Question 50

Kino-

Answer 50

To move

Question 51

Leuko-

Answer 51

White

Question 52

Mega-

Answer 52

Big

Question 53

Morpho-

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Form

Question 54

Myelo-

Answer 54

Marrow

Question 55

Phleb-

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A vein

Question 56

Vas-

Answer 56

Vessel

Question 57

Vaso-

Answer 57

Vessel

Question 58

Tropo-

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Turning

Question 59

-plexyto

Answer 59

Strike

Question 60

-poiesis

Answer 60

Making

Question 61

-rrhageto

Answer 61

Burst forth

Question 62

Remember to study how your RBC’s & WBC’s look