Chapter 09: Hematopoietic System
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. The medical term for a red blood cell is
a. erythrocyte
b. leukocyte c. neutrophil
d. monocyte:
a. erythrocyte
2. The medical term for blood platelets is
a. leukocytes
b. neutrophils
c. thrombocytes
d. erythrocytes:
c. thrombocytes
3. 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:
b. white blood cells
4. A biconcave, disk-shaped blood cell without a nucleus that contains he- moglobin is a(n)
a. leukocyte
b. eosinophil
c. monocyte
d. erythrocyte:
d. erythrocyte
5. 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.:
d. Hemoglobin.
6. 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:
a. 4.5 to 6 million/mm3
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:
b. 5000 to 10,000/mm3
8. Which of the following cells are essential for clotting?
a. Erythrocytes.
b. Leukocytes.
c. Basophils.
d. Platelets.:
d. Platelets.
9. Which of the following increase in response to allergic and parasitic conditions?
a. Neutrophils.
b. Basophils.
c. Platelets.
d. Eosinophils.:
d. Eosinophils.
10. Which of the following defend the body against bacteria?
a. Eosinophils.
b. Neutrophils.
c. Monocytes.
d. Basophils.:
b. Neutrophils.
11. A decrease in the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood is termed
a. spherocytosis
b. anemia
c. polycythemia
d. leukemia:
b. anemia
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. The medical term for a red blood cell is
a. erythrocyte
b. leukocyte c. neutrophil
d. monocyte:
a. erythrocyte
2. The medical term for blood platelets is
a. leukocytes
b. neutrophils
c. thrombocytes
d. erythrocytes:
c. thrombocytes
3. 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:
b. white blood cells
4. A biconcave, disk-shaped blood cell without a nucleus that contains he- moglobin is a(n)
a. leukocyte
b. eosinophil
c. monocyte
d. erythrocyte:
d. erythrocyte
5. 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.:
d. Hemoglobin.
6. 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:
a. 4.5 to 6 million/mm3
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:
b. 5000 to 10,000/mm3
8. Which of the following cells are essential for clotting?
a. Erythrocytes.
b. Leukocytes.
c. Basophils.
d. Platelets.:
d. Platelets.
9. Which of the following increase in response to allergic and parasitic conditions?
a. Neutrophils.
b. Basophils.
c. Platelets.
d. Eosinophils.:
d. Eosinophils.
10. Which of the following defend the body against bacteria?
a. Eosinophils.
b. Neutrophils.
c. Monocytes.
d. Basophils.:
b. Neutrophils.
11. A decrease in the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood is termed
a. spherocytosis
b. anemia
c. polycythemia
d. leukemia:
b. anemia
