2. Composition of Blood:
$100 Question
Erythrocytes, lymphocytes, and platelets
are __________.
a. formed elements
b. plasma
c. true cells
d. forged elements
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3. Composition of Blood:
$100 Answer
Erythrocytes, lymphocytes, and platelets
are __________.
a. formed elements
b. plasma
c. true cells
d. forged elements
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4. Composition of Blood:
$200 Question
The percentage of blood volume that
consists of erythrocytes is known as the
__________.
a. plasma
b. buffy coat
c. hematocrit
d. hematopoiesis
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5. Composition of Blood:
$200 Answer
The percentage of blood volume that
consists of erythrocytes is known as the
__________.
a. plasma
b. buffy coat
c. hematocrit
d. hematopoiesis
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6. Composition of Blood:
$300 Question
What thin gray layer usually constitutes
<1% of whole blood after centrifugation?
a. plasma
b. erythrocytes
c. platelets
d. buffy coat
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7. Composition of Blood:
$300 Answer
What thin gray layer usually constitutes
<1% of whole blood after centrifugation?
a. plasma
b. erythrocytes
c. platelets
d. buffy coat
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8. Composition of Blood:
$400 Question
Approximately 25 trillion of which of the
following are in an average adult’s
bloodstream?
a. erythrocytes
b. leukocytes
c. basophils
d. platelets
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9. Composition of Blood:
$400 Answer
Approximately 25 trillion of which of the
following are in an average adult’s
bloodstream?
a. erythrocytes
b. leukocytes
c. basophils
d. platelets
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10. Composition of Blood:
$500 Question
Which blood protein helps keep water from
diffusing into the extracellular matrix of
tissues?
a. fibrinogen
b. globulins
c. albumin
d. antibodies
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11. Composition of Blood:
$500 Answer
Which blood protein helps keep water from
diffusing into the extracellular matrix of
tissues?
a. fibrinogen
b. globulins
c. albumin
d. antibodies
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12. Formed Elements:
$100 Question
The _______ shape of erythrocytes
provides 30% more surface area than
spherical cells of the same volume have.
a. convex
b. concave
c. bifocal
d. biconcave
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13. Formed Elements:
$100 Answer
The _______ shape of erythrocytes
provides 30% more surface area than
spherical cells of the same volume have.
a. convex
b. concave
c. bifocal
d. biconcave
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14. Formed Elements:
$200 Question
Leukocytes squeeze between the
endothelial cells that form the capillary
walls via the process called ________.
a. differentiation
b. diapedesis
c. embolism
d. margination
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15. Formed Elements:
$200 Answer
Leukocytes squeeze between the
endothelial cells that form the capillary
walls via the process called ________.
a. differentiation
b. diapedesis
c. embolism
d. margination
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16. Formed Elements:
$300 Question
Eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils
are all considered __________.
a. erythrocytes
b. granulocytes
c. agranulocytes
d. lymphocytes
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17. Formed Elements:
$300 Answer
Eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils
are all considered __________.
a. erythrocytes
b. granulocytes
c. agranulocytes
d. lymphocytes
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18. Formed Elements:
$400 Question
Which bacteria-destroying cells are the
most abundant type of leukocyte?
a. basophils
b. neutrophils
c. erythrocytes
d. lymphocytes
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19. Formed Elements:
$400 Answer
Which bacteria-destroying cells are the
most abundant type of leukocyte?
a. basophils
b. neutrophils
c. erythrocytes
d. lymphocytes
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20. Formed Elements:
$500 Question
What cells aid in ending allergic reactions
by phagocytizing allergens bound to
antibodies and also secrete substances
that degrade histamine?
a. monocytes
b. neutrophils
c. basophils
d. eosinophils
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21. Formed Elements:
$500 Answer
What cells aid in ending allergic reactions
by phagocytizing allergens bound to
antibodies and also secrete substances
that degrade histamine?
a. monocytes
b. neutrophils
c. basophils
d. eosinophils
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22. Formed Elements 2:
$100 Question
Lymphocytes and monocytes ______.
a. have obvious membrane-bound
cytoplasmic granules
b. lack obvious membrane-bound
cytoplasmic granules
c. make antibodies
d. are asymmetric
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23. Formed Elements 2:
$100 Answer
Lymphocytes and monocytes ______.
a. have obvious membrane-bound
cytoplasmic granules
b. lack obvious membrane-bound
cytoplasmic granules
c. make antibodies
d. are asymmetric
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24. Formed Elements 2:
$200 Question
Which cells differentiate and produce
antibodies?
a. eosinophils
b. erythrocytes
c. B cells
d. T cells
ANSWER
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25. Formed Elements 2:
$200 Answer
Which cells differentiate and produce
antibodies?
a. eosinophils
b. erythrocytes
c. B cells
d. T cells
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26. Formed Elements 2:
$300 Question
Which rare leukocytes have an
inflammation-mediating function almost
identical to that of mast cells?
a. basophils
b. eosinophils
c. monocytes
d. lymphocytes
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27. Formed Elements 2:
$300 Answer
Which rare leukocytes have an
inflammation-mediating function almost
identical to that of mast cells?
a. basophils
b. eosinophils
c. monocytes
d. lymphocytes
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28. Formed Elements 2:
$400 Question
Monocytes make up what proportion of
leukocytes?
a. 1% to 9%
b. 4% to 8%
c. 50% to 80%
d. 0% to 1.5%
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29. Formed Elements 2:
$400 Answer
Monocytes make up what proportion of
leukocytes?
a. 1% to 9%
b. 4% to 8%
c. 50% to 80%
d. 0% to 1.5%
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30. Formed Elements 2:
$500 Question
Monocytes transform into ______ in
connective tissue.
a. mast cells
b. antibodies
c. macrophages
d. megakaryocytes
ANSWER
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31. Formed Elements 2:
$500 Answer
Monocytes transform into ______ in
connective tissue.
a. mast cells
b. antibodies
c. macrophages
d. megakaryocytes
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32. Blood Cell Formation:
$100 Question
Platelets are fragments of cytoplasm that
detach from which of the following?
a. neurons
b. megakaryocytes
c. monocytes
d. erythrocytes
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33. Blood Cell Formation:
$100 Answer
Platelets are fragments of cytoplasm that
detach from which of the following?
a. neurons
b. megakaryocytes
c. monocytes
d. erythrocytes
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34. Blood Cell Formation:
$200 Question
Platelets function ______.
a. to plug small tears in the walls of blood
vessels and help to initiate clotting
b. to stimulate erythrocytes and clot blood
c. to clot blood and plug small tears in the
walls of blood vessels
d. to help initiate clotting and
stimulate erythropoiesis
ANSWER
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35. Blood Cell Formation:
$200 Answer
Platelets function ______.
a. to plug small tears in the walls of blood
vessels and help to initiate clotting
b. to stimulate erythrocytes and clot blood
c. to clot blood and plug small tears in the
walls of blood vessels
d. to help initiate clotting and
stimulate erythropoiesis
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36. Blood Cell Formation:
$300 Question
What is the difference between red and
yellow bone marrow?
a. One generates erythrocytes and
the other generates leukocytes.
b. One is in bone and one is not.
c. The presence or absence of
developing erythrocytes or fat cells
d. None of the above
ANSWER
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37. Blood Cell Formation:
$300 Answer
What is the difference between red and
yellow bone marrow?
a. One generates erythrocytes and
the other generates leukocytes.
b. One is in bone and one is not.
c. The presence or absence of
developing erythrocytes or fat cells
d. None of the above
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38. Blood Cell Formation:
$400 Question
Blood sinusoids are __________.
a. wide capillaries in the reticular
tissue of bone marrow
b. tubes that absorb shocks in the
bone
c. drains for extra blood
d. where bone marrow
is stored
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39. Blood Cell Formation:
$400 Answer
Blood sinusoids are __________.
a. wide capillaries in the reticular
tissue of bone marrow
b. tubes that absorb shocks in the
bone
c. drains for extra blood
d. where bone marrow
is stored
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40. Blood Cell Formation:
$500 Question
Blood stem cells give rise to what two lines of
progenitor cells?
a. erythroid and lymphoid
b. myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem
cells
c. myeloid stem cells and gonoid stem cells
d. lymphoid stem cells and gonoid
stem cells
ANSWER
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41. Blood Cell Formation:
$500 Answer
Blood stem cells give rise to what two lines of
progenitor cells?
a. erythroid and lymphoid
b. myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem
cells
c. myeloid stem cells and gonoid stem cells
d. lymphoid stem cells and gonoid
stem cells
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42. Diseases/Metabolism:
$100 Question
The oxygen carried on hemoglobin is not
consumed by the erythrocyte because
__________.
a. erythrocytes obtain energy from
surrounding cells
b. erythrocytes are photosynthetic
c. erythrocytes don’t use energy
d. erythrocytes lack mitochondria/
use anaerobic metabolism
ANSWER
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43. Diseases/Metabolism:
$100 Answer
The oxygen carried on hemoglobin is not
consumed by the erythrocyte because
__________.
a. erythrocytes obtain energy from
surrounding cells
b. erythrocytes are photosynthetic
c. erythrocytes don’t use energy
d. erythrocytes lack mitochondria/
use anaerobic metabolism
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44. Diseases/Metabolism:
$200 Question
Erythrocytes are highly efficient oxygen
transporters because of what ironcontaining protein?
a. myoglobin
b. hemoglobin
c. amylopectin
d. fibrinogen
ANSWER
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46. Diseases/Metabolism:
$300 Question
Conditions in which low erythrocyte levels
or low hemoglobin concentrations exist are
known as __________.
a. anemias
b. diarrheas
c. erythrocytemias
d. polycythemias
ANSWER
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47. Diseases/Metabolism:
$300 Answer
Conditions in which low erythrocyte levels
or low hemoglobin concentrations exist are
known as __________.
a. anemias
b. diarrheas
c. erythrocytemias
d. polycythemias
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48. Diseases/Metabolism:
$400 Question
Leukemias are classified by ___________.
a. the type of cell line affected (lymphoblastic or
myeloblastic) and how many cells are affected
b. how long each lasts and how long it takes to go
away
c. the rate of progression (acute or chronic) and
speed of progression (fast or slow)
d. the type of cell line affected (lymphoblastic or
myeloblastic) and the rate of
progression (acute or chronic)
ANSWER
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49. Diseases/Metabolism:
$400 Answer
Leukemias are classified by ___________.
a. the type of cell line affected (lymphoblastic or
myeloblastic) and how many cells are affected
b. how long each lasts and how long it takes to go
away
c. the rate of progression (acute or chronic) and
speed of progression (fast or slow)
d. the type of cell line affected (lymphoblastic or
myeloblastic) and the rate of
progression (acute or chronic)
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50. Diseases/Metabolism:
$500 Question
Thrombocytopenia is characterized by
__________.
a. abnormally high concentration of
platelets
b. abnormally high lymphocyte
concentration
c. abnormally low concentration of platelets
d. abnormally low erythrocyte
concentration
ANSWER
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51. Diseases/Metabolism:
$500 Answer
Thrombocytopenia is characterized by
__________.
a. abnormally high concentration of
platelets
b. abnormally high lymphocyte
concentration
c. abnormally low concentration of platelets
d. abnormally low erythrocyte
concentration
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52. FINAL ROUND Question
Which cells result from the differentiation
of lymphoid stem cells?
a. erythrocytes
b. lymphocytes
c. granular leukocytes
d. monocytes
ANSWER
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53. FINAL ROUND Answer
Which cells result from the differentiation
of lymphoid stem cells?
a. erythrocytes
b. lymphocytes
c. granular leukocytes
d. monocytes
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