Select the

statement about
red blood cells
that is incorrect.
A) Mature red blood cells lack nuclei.
B) Red blood cells contain hemoglobin.
C) Deoxyhemoglobin carries oxygen.
D) Red blood cells lack mitochondria.

2 INCORRECT

The precursor of all lines of blood cells is the _______________.

A) myeloblast
B) hemocytoblast
C) proerythroblast
D) progranulocyte

3 INCORRECT

When red blood cells are worn out, part of their components are recycled while
others are disposed. Select the incorrect statement about destruction of red blood
cells.
A) The greenish pigment, biliverdin, is recycled to the bone marrow.
B) Iron is carried to the bone marrow by a protein called transferrin.
C) Biliverdin and bilirubin impart color to bile.
D) Macrophages in the liver and spleen destroy worn out red blood cells.

4 CORRECT

Which dietary component(s) is/are needed for DNA synthesis, and thus greatly
influence the production of red blood cells?
A) calcium
B) iron
C) vitamin B12 and folic acid
D) protein

5 INCORRECT

The type of anemia that is fairly common and caused by insufficient dietary iron is
______________.
A) aplastic anemia
B) pernicious anemia
C) hemolytic anemia
D) iron deficiency anemia

6 CORRECT

The type of white blood cell that often arrives at the site of infection first, is a
granulocyte, and contains granules that stain light purple is a _______________.
A) basophil
B) eosinophil
C) neutrophil
D) monocyte

7 INCORRECT

The largest cells in the blood that leave the bloodstream to become macrophages
are the _______________.
A) eosinophils

B) monocytes
C) basophils
D) neutrophils

8 INCORRECT

A person with eosinophilia, or greater than normal numbers of eosinophils, is most

likely suffering from ____________.
A) allergies or internal parasites
B) anemia
C) an autoimmune disease
D) diabetes

9 INCORRECT

An acute infection would show up in a blood count as ______________.

A) leukopenia
B) leukocytosis
C) too few helper T cells
D) thrombocytopenia

10
INCORRECT

Which plasma proteins help transport lipids in the bloodstream?

A) albumins
B) alpha and beta globulins
C) fibrinogen
D) gamma globulins

11 CORRECT

Sedentary people with elevated triglyceride levels who continue to eat fatty foods
are likely to have high levels of ____________ in their bloodstream.
A) high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
B) low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
C) very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
D) chylomicrons

12
INCORRECT

Choose the correct order for the steps of hemostasis.

A) blood coagulation, platelet plug formation, blood vessel spasm
B) platelet plug formation, blood coagulation, blood vessel spasm
C) blood vessel spasm, platelet plug formation, blood coagulation
D) blood vessel spasm, blood coagulation, platelet plug formation

13
INCORRECT

Which clotting factor is released from damaged tissue, and initiates a chain of
clotting events?
A) prothrombin
B) thrombin
C) fibrin
D) tissue thromboplastin

14

INCORRECT

A person with type AB blood would have ____________ antigens on red blood
cells, and ___________ antibodies carried in the plasma.
A) A and B; neither anti-A nor anti-B
B) Neither A nor B; both anti-A and anti-B
C) B; anti-A
D) A; anti-B

15
INCORRECT

Erythroblastosis fetalis, also known as hemolytic disease of the newborn, most

often occurs in ______________ mothers carrying ______________ fetuses.
A) Rh+; RhB) Rh-; Rh+
C) Type A; type O
D) Type B; Type A

16
INCORRECT

Which blood cell can be described as being a biconcave disc?

A) platelet
B) neutrophil
C) eosinophil
D) erythrocyte

17 CORRECT

The liquid portion of blood is referred to as _____.

A) whole blood
B) hematocrit
C) plasma
D) serum

18
INCORRECT

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

A) erythrocyte
B) serum
C) leukocyte
D) platelet

19
UNANSWERED

Which of the following directly defines the transportation of oxygen?

A) hemoglobin
B) oxyhemoglobin
C) reduced hemoglobin
D) red cell count

20 CORRECT

Red blood cells survive around _____ days.

A) 120
B) 240
C) 10

D) 360

21
INCORRECT

Which of the following indicates a normal white blood cell count?

A) 1 million per mm3
B) 15,000 per cm3
C) 10,000 per mm3
D) 3,000 per mm3

22 CORRECT

Which of these cell types should not be grouped with the others?
A) neutrophil
B) lymphocyte
C) eosinophil
D) basophil

23 CORRECT

Which white blood cell is not phagocytic?

A) neutrophil
B) monocyte
C) lymphocyte
D) eosinophil

24
INCORRECT

Which are the largest of the white blood cells?

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

25 CORRECT

Antibodies are defense substances produced by the _____ cells.

A) T-lymphocyte
B) monocyte
C) B-lymphocyte
D) leukocyte

26
INCORRECT

Which type of condition is directly related to bone marrow suppression?

A) aplastic anemia
B) anemia
C) sickle cell anemia
D) megaloblastic anemia