Deck 9: Hematopoietic System

Question 1

Which of the following is defined as an iron-based protein that carries oxygen from the respiratory tract to the body tissues?

A) Eosinophil.
B) Monocyte.
C) Platelet.
D) Hemoglobin.

Answer 1

Hemoglobin.

Question 2

What type of anemia is caused by defective red blood cells with a shortened life span?

A) Iron deficiency anemia.
B) Hemolytic anemia.
C) Megaloblastic anemia.
D) Neoplastic anemia.

Answer 2

Hemolytic anemia.

Question 3

Which type of anemia is caused by a B₁₂ deficiency?

A) Megaloblastic anemia.
B) Hemolytic anemia.
C) Aplastic anemia.
D) Myelophthisic anemia.

Answer 3

Megaloblastic anemia.

Question 4

Which of the following defend the body against bacteria?

A) Eosinophils.
B) Neutrophils.
C) Monocytes.
D) Basophils.

Question 5

Which of the following is the most common cause of anemia?

A) Hereditary disorder of red blood cells.
B) Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells.
C) Iron deficiency.
D) Viral disease.

Question 6

Leukocytes are

A) red blood cells
B) white blood cells
C) cells essential to the formation of blood clots
D) cells essential to carrying oxygen to body tissues

Question 7

In a normal person,the white blood cell count is

A) 14 to 15 grams/mm3
B) 5000 to 10,000/mm3
C) 150,000 to 400,000/mm3
D) 4.5 to 6 million/mm3

Question 8

Iron deficiency anemia usually results from

A) defective red blood cells
B) defective hemoglobin
C) chronic blood loss
D) neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

Question 9

Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to African-Americans?

A) Spherocytosis.
B) Sickle cell anemia.
C) Thalassemia.
D) None of the hemolytic anemias occur mostly in the African-American population.

Question 10

In a normal person,the red blood cell count is

A) 4.5 to 6 million/mm3
B) 14 to 15 grams/mm3
C) 5000 to 10,000/mm3
D) 150,000 to 400,000/mm3

Question 11

Which form of hemolytic anemia causes the most severe radiographic changes?

A) Megaloblastic anemia.
B) Thalassemia.
C) Sickle cell anemia.
D) Spherocytosis.

Question 12

A biconcave,disk-shaped blood cell without a nucleus that contains hemoglobin is a(n)

A) leukocyte
B) eosinophil
C) monocyte
D) erythrocyte

Question 13

A decrease in the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood is termed

A) spherocytosis
B) anemia
C) polycythemia
D) leukemia

Question 14

Which of the following will increase the absorption of iron?

A) Increase in vitamin C.
B) Increase in vitamin A.
C) Decrease in vitamin C.
D) Decrease in vitamin A.

Question 15

The medical term for blood platelets is

A) leukocytes
B) neutrophils
C) thrombocytes
D) erythrocytes

Question 16

Aplastic anemia results from

A) hyperplasia of bone marrow
B) long-term inadequate oxygen supply
C) abnormal, defective hemoglobin
D) failure of bone marrow to function

Question 17

Which type of hemolytic anemia occurs preponderantly in persons of Italian,Greek,or Sicilian descent?

A) Spherocytosis.
B) Sickle cell anemia.
C) Thalassemia.
D) Leukemia.

Question 18

The medical term for a red blood cell is

A) erythrocyte
B) leukocyte
C) neutrophil
D) monocyte

Question 19

Which of the following cells are essential for clotting?

A) Erythrocytes.
B) Leukocytes.
C) Basophils.
D) Platelets.

Question 20

Which of the following increase in response to allergic and parasitic conditions?

A) Neutrophils.
B) Basophils.
C) Platelets.
D) Eosinophils.

Question 21

Sickle cell anemia is a type of aplastic anemia.

Question 22

Where are platelets produced?

A) Spleen.
B) Red bone marrow.
C) Yellow bone marrow.
D) Lymph nodes.

Question 23

Thrombocytopenia is defined as

A) a deficiency in the number of platelets in the blood
B) an increase in the number of platelets in the blood
C) a decrease in the number of red blood cells
D) an increase in the number of red blood cells

Question 24

Leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells.

Question 25

An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically only in males is termed

A) leukemia
B) hemophilia
C) polycythemia
D) mononucleosis

Question 26

A deficiency in the number of platelets is called

A) ecchymoses
B) hemophilia
C) purpura
D) leukemia

Question 27

Platelets are essential to the blood clotting process.

Question 28

A hematologic disorder characterized by hyperplasia of the bone marrow (neoplastic)that results in increased production of erythrocytes,granulocytes,and platelets defines

A) pernicious anemia
B) hemolytic anemia
C) hemophilia
D) polycythemia vera

Question 29

Of the anemias,spherocytosis produces the most severe radiographic abnormalities.

Question 30

An erythrocyte is a red blood cell.

Question 31

Where are white blood cells produced?

A) Red bone marrow only.
B) Yellow bone marrow only.
C) Red bone marrow and lymphoid tissue.
D) Yellow bone marrow and lymphoid tissue.

Question 32

The iron-based protein that is essential to oxygen distribution by red blood cells is hemoglobin.

Question 33

Eosinophils are white blood cells that defend the body against bacteria.

Question 34

Purpura is a disease that results in spontaneous hemorrhages in the skin,mucosa of the mouth,and internal organs.

Question 35

Where are red blood cells produced?

A) Spleen.
B) Red bone marrow.
C) Yellow bone marrow.
D) Lymph nodes.

Question 36

A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed

A) leukemia
B) polycythemia
C) lymphoma
D) mononucleosis

Question 37

A hereditary defect that causes abnormal red blood cell production is the most common cause of anemia.

Question 38

Lymphomas are benign neoplasms of the spleen.

Question 39

Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is characterized by

A) bone erosion in the thoracic spine
B) splenomegaly
C) asymmetric, bilaterally enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
D) obstruction of the small intestine

Question 40

Infectious mononucleosis may be caused by

A) a neoplastic proliferation of lymphatic tissues
B) kissing
C) a spontaneous genetic defect
D) the Epstein-Barr virus

Question 41

Match the disease to its cause.
Hemophilia

A)Iron deficiency
B)Inherited anomaly
C)Platelet deficiency
D)Virus

Question 42

Match the term to its definition.
Thrombocyte

A)Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity
B)Red blood cell
C)White blood cell
D)Platelet

Question 43

Match the term to its definition.
Leukocyte

A)Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity
B)Red blood cell
C)White blood cell
D)Platelet

Question 44

Match the disease to its cause.
Anemia

A)Iron deficiency
B)Inherited anomaly
C)Platelet deficiency
D)Virus

Question 45

Match the term to its definition.
Hemoglobin

A)Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity
B)Red blood cell
C)White blood cell
D)Platelet

Question 46

Match the disease to its cause.
Leukemia

A)Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow
B)Hemolytic anemia
C)Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system
D)Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

Question 47

Match the term to its definition.
Erythrocyte

A)Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity
B)Red blood cell
C)White blood cell
D)Platelet

Question 48

Match the disease to its cause.
Mononucleosis

A)Iron deficiency
B)Inherited anomaly
C)Platelet deficiency
D)Virus

Question 49

Match the disease to its cause.
Hodgkin's disease

A)Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow
B)Hemolytic anemia
C)Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system
D)Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

Question 50

Match the disease to its cause.
Purpura

A)Iron deficiency
B)Inherited anomaly
C)Platelet deficiency
D)Virus

Question 51

Match the disease to its cause.
Primary polycythemia

A)Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow
B)Hemolytic anemia
C)Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system
D)Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

Question 52

Match the disease to its cause.
Thalassemia

A)Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow
B)Hemolytic anemia
C)Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system
D)Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells