MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

1. Most of the volume of normal human blood is composed of:

   	1.	red cells
   	2.	hemoglobin
   	3.	plasma
   	4.	white cells

QUESTION 2

1. Also called white blood cells

   	1.	Thrombocytes
   	2.	Erythrocytes
   	3.	Platelets
   	4.	Leukocytes

QUESTION 3

1. Platelets are formed from what type of cell?

   	1.	Melanocytes
   	2.	Macrophages
   	3.	Astrocytes
   	4.	Megakaryocytes

QUESTION 4

1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the ABOblood system?

   	1.	People who have the A antigen normally would not produce theanti-A antibody.
   	2.	People who are type AB normally produce both anti-A and anti-Bantibodies
   	3.	The only ABO type blood that normally does not have either A orB antigens is AB.

QUESTION 5

1. Hematopoietic organs of fetus

   	1.	  Liver and spleen
   	2.	Bone marrow of flat bone
   	3.	Kidney and spleen
   	4.	Epiphyses of long bone

QUESTION 6

1. The relatively clear liquid medium which carries the other cellsof blood is called:

   	1.	lipid
   	2.	antibody
   	3.	plasma

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following statements is true about the ABO bloodsystem?

   	1.	It was discovered in the 1950's
   	2.	It was discovered by Karl Landsteiner
   	3.	Few people are actually typed for this system because of thedifficulty of the procedure and high cost.
   	4.	a and b

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QUESTION 8

1. The hormone erythropoietin stimulates red blood cell productionin the red bone marrow. Where in the body is erythropoietinproduced?

   	1.	Spleen
   	2.	Kidney
   	3.	Liver
   	4.	Thyroid

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QUESTION 9

1. Hematopoietic organs of adults

   	1.	Liver and spleen
   	2.	Kidney and spleen
   	3.	Epiphyses of long bone
   	4.	Bone marrow of flat bone

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QUESTION 10

1. When a fetus' blood is agglutinated by its mother's Rhantibodies, the severe anemia that results iscalled:     

   	1.	immunization
   	2.	ectopic pregnancy
   	3.	erythroblastosis fetalis

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QUESTION 11

1. Average value of an adult's hematocrit

   	1.	80 %
   	2.	45 %
   	3.	70%
   	4.	30%

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QUESTION 12

1. Thrombocytes are not blood cells

   True

   False

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QUESTION 13

1. Hematopoiesis

   	1.	formation and maturation of blood cells from hematopoietic stemcells
   	2.	breakdown of red blood cells
   	3.	formation of leukocytes
   	4.	color pigment of red blood cells