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Question 0

What polypeptide chains does hemoglobin f have?

Answer 0

2 alpha

2 gamma

Question 1

What is the amino acid substitution that causes sickle cell anemia?

Answer 1

Valine is substituted for glutamic acid at sixth position on beta chain

Question 2

What is the function of a plasma cell?

Answer 2

Activated b-lymph that is actively synthesizing antibody

Question 3

How might lymphoma cells be recognized on Wright Stain peripheral smears?

Answer 3

A cleft in the nucleus in the lymphocytes.

Question 4

What is the difference between a lymphoma and leukemia?

Answer 4

Lymphoma occur in the lymph nodes and leukemias occur in the bone marrow

Question 5

What is a hemoglobinopathy?

Answer 5

Disease of abnormal hemoglobin

Question 6

What is the main site of hematopoiesis?

Answer 6

Flat bones

Question 7

The majority of rbcs are removed from the body by what type of catabolism?

Answer 7

Extra vascular

Question 8

The packed cell volume is also known as?

Answer 8

Hematocrit

Question 9

EDTA, heparin, and sodium citrate are all examples of…

Answer 9

Anticoagulants

Question 10

What statistical term reflects the best general index of precision?

Answer 10

Coefficient of variation (CV)

Question 11

What is considered normal?

Answer 11

+ or - 2 standard deviations from the mean

Question 12

What are Howell-Jolly bodies made of?

Answer 12

DNA fragments of the nucleus

Question 13

What are Pappenheimer bodies made of?

Answer 13

Iron aggregates

Question 14

What are Heninz bodies made from?

Answer 14

Precipitated, denatured hemoglobin

Question 15

What is the basophilic stippling in a RBC?

Answer 15

RNA and ribosomes

Question 16

The MCHC reflects the…

Answer 16

Concentration of hemoglobin in RBCs

Question 17

What are platelets made from?

Answer 17

Fragments of the megakaryocyte cytoplasm

Question 18

Is the Wright stain used to detect Heinz bodies?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Why does a person with sickle cell trait have an advantage against a person without or with sickle cell disease?

Answer 19

The parasite burrows in the rbcs taking up the oxygen

Question 21

What chains are in hemoglobin Bart’s?

Answer 21

4 gamma chains

Question 22

What are knuckle cells associated with?

Answer 22

Hemoglobin SC

Question 23

The cause of most aplastic anemias?

Answer 23

Unknown or uncertain

Question 24

What is the migration pattern for electrophoresis using cellulose acetate?

Answer 24

A
F
S
C

Question 25

The symptoms of Beta Thalassemia | would be detected?

Answer 25

A few months after birth

Question 26

The primary cause of vitamin b12 deficiency is?

Answer 26

Malabsorption

Question 27

Hemoglobinemia, hemoglobinuria, and hemosiderinuria are indicators of?

Answer 27

Intravascular hemolysis

Question 28

Intrinsic factor is synthesized by the?

Answer 28

Stomach

Question 29

Hyper segmented neutrophils are associated with what RBC anemia?

Answer 29

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Question 30

Where is most of the body's iron?

Answer 30

Circulating RBCs

Question 31

Transferrin is what?

Answer 31

Iron transport protein

Question 32

How many genes are required for normal hemoglobin beta chain synthesis?

Answer 32

Two

Question 33

A common feature of Sideroblastic anemias is?

Answer 33

Marrow NRBCs with excess cytoplasmic iron

Question 34

Hemoglobin C is most common in?

Answer 34

African Americans

Question 35

Aplastic anemias commonly demonstrate a decreased production of?

Answer 35

All hematopoietic precursors

Question 36

What race is hereditary hemochromatosis common in!

Answer 36

Northern Europeans

Question 37

What is a control specimen?

Answer 37

A blood like specimen with a known range

Question 38

What is the most practical test to diagnose infectious mononucleosis?

Answer 38

Serological test for heterophile antibodies

Question 39

A ground glass cytoplasm is associated with?

Answer 39

Monocytes

Question 40

When trying to identify a cell as mature or immature, what should be the single most important characteristic to evaluate?

Answer 40

Nuclear chromatin

Question 41

The earliest granulocyte in which secondary or specific granules appear in is the?

Answer 41

Myelocyte

Question 42

What is diapedesis?

Answer 42

Cells moving from the marginal pool to the circulating blood

Question 43

What are retics?

Answer 43

Anuclear RBC with cytoplasmic RNA

Question 44

The byproduct of heme catabolism that is toxic and must be excreted is?

Answer 44

Bilirubin

Question 45

The progression of erythropoiesis from prenatal life to adulthood is?

Answer 45

Yolk sac ➡️ lived and spleen ➡️ bone marrow

Question 46

What is the most common acute leukemia in children 2-10 years old?

Answer 46

ALL

Question 47

What condition do you see Auer rods?

Answer 47

AML

Question 48

The most common chronic leukemia is?

Answer 48

CLL

Question 49

CLL is usually a _________ disorder.

Answer 49

B-cell

Question 50

Pro lymphocytic leukemias are characterized by?

Answer 50

Immature looking lymphocytes with nucleoli and large numbers of lymphs with scanty cytoplasm

Question 51

Rouleaux formation may be useful to identify what diseases?

Answer 51

Multiple myeloma and Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia

Question 71

What CBC results are affected by lipemia?

Answer 71

Hemoglobin