CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is not a reference range for differential count on
an adult?
a) 25%-40% lymphocytes
b) 3%-9% neutrophils
c) 0%-7% bands
d) 1%-3% eosinophils - ANSWER--b
In the WBC differential count:
a) an average of 7-20 platelets/oil immersion field is considered normal
b) a 1 month old infant will have 45%-50% neutrophils
c) 45%-50% neutrophils is normal for an adult
d) 7%-13% bands is normal for an adult - ANSWER--a
Which of the following statements about the WBC differential count is
not correct?
a) viral infections usually cause increased lymphocytes and increased
total WBCs
b) neutrophils and bands can be inreased in bacterial infections
c) infectious mono causes increased total WBCs - ANSWER--a
,CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is true?
a) lymphocytes often have vacuoles in their cytoplasm
b) lymphocytes are derived from a common perfursor called the
promyelocyte
c) lymphocytes are produced in the bond marrow and other lymphoid
tissue
d) monocytes are involved in the immune response by producing
antibodies - ANSWER--c
Which of the following is not correct concerning the normal WBC
differential count?
a) neutrophils and lymphocytes compromise 85%-95% of cells
b) eosinophils make up 3%-9% of the cells
c) monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils make up 5%-15% of the cells
d) blood from a 1 month old infant can have 40%-70% lymphocytes -
ANSWER--b
An immature blood cell normally found only in the bone marrow is
a(an):
a) keratocyte
b) blast cell
c) codocyte
,CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
d) elliptocyte
e) cabot cell - ANSWER--b
All of the following are related to the red blood cell indices EXCEPT:
a) MCH
b) the size and hemoglobin content of RBCs
c) femtoliter
d) drepanocyte
e) hematocrit - ANSWER--d
All of the following are true of RBCs with a diameter greater than 8
micrometers EXCEPT:
a) they are called macrocytes
b) they are called megalocytes
c) the condition can be caused by deficiency of B12
d) the condition can be caused by iron deficiency - ANSWER--d
Which is true of red cells in iron deficiency anemia?
a) they are normocytic
b) they are macrocytic
, CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
c) they are hypochromic
d) they are normocytic and hypochromic
e) they are hyperchromic - ANSWER--c
Drepanocytes, codocytes, elliptocytes, and keratocytes are examples
of:
a) anisocytosis
b) thalassemias
c) poikilocytosis
d) erythrocyte indicies
e) red blood cell inclusions - ANSWER--e
Which of the following is true when examining a smear containing
abnormal cells?
a) personnel must follow the written procedure of the facility
concerning reporting
b) the staining technique does not affect cell identification
c) each technician can use his or her own method of examining the
smear
d) if the patient is healthy, the smear will not have abnormal cells -
ANSWER--a
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is not a reference range for differential count on
an adult?
a) 25%-40% lymphocytes
b) 3%-9% neutrophils
c) 0%-7% bands
d) 1%-3% eosinophils - ANSWER--b
In the WBC differential count:
a) an average of 7-20 platelets/oil immersion field is considered normal
b) a 1 month old infant will have 45%-50% neutrophils
c) 45%-50% neutrophils is normal for an adult
d) 7%-13% bands is normal for an adult - ANSWER--a
Which of the following statements about the WBC differential count is
not correct?
a) viral infections usually cause increased lymphocytes and increased
total WBCs
b) neutrophils and bands can be inreased in bacterial infections
c) infectious mono causes increased total WBCs - ANSWER--a
,CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is true?
a) lymphocytes often have vacuoles in their cytoplasm
b) lymphocytes are derived from a common perfursor called the
promyelocyte
c) lymphocytes are produced in the bond marrow and other lymphoid
tissue
d) monocytes are involved in the immune response by producing
antibodies - ANSWER--c
Which of the following is not correct concerning the normal WBC
differential count?
a) neutrophils and lymphocytes compromise 85%-95% of cells
b) eosinophils make up 3%-9% of the cells
c) monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils make up 5%-15% of the cells
d) blood from a 1 month old infant can have 40%-70% lymphocytes -
ANSWER--b
An immature blood cell normally found only in the bone marrow is
a(an):
a) keratocyte
b) blast cell
c) codocyte
,CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
d) elliptocyte
e) cabot cell - ANSWER--b
All of the following are related to the red blood cell indices EXCEPT:
a) MCH
b) the size and hemoglobin content of RBCs
c) femtoliter
d) drepanocyte
e) hematocrit - ANSWER--d
All of the following are true of RBCs with a diameter greater than 8
micrometers EXCEPT:
a) they are called macrocytes
b) they are called megalocytes
c) the condition can be caused by deficiency of B12
d) the condition can be caused by iron deficiency - ANSWER--d
Which is true of red cells in iron deficiency anemia?
a) they are normocytic
b) they are macrocytic
, CLS EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
c) they are hypochromic
d) they are normocytic and hypochromic
e) they are hyperchromic - ANSWER--c
Drepanocytes, codocytes, elliptocytes, and keratocytes are examples
of:
a) anisocytosis
b) thalassemias
c) poikilocytosis
d) erythrocyte indicies
e) red blood cell inclusions - ANSWER--e
Which of the following is true when examining a smear containing
abnormal cells?
a) personnel must follow the written procedure of the facility
concerning reporting
b) the staining technique does not affect cell identification
c) each technician can use his or her own method of examining the
smear
d) if the patient is healthy, the smear will not have abnormal cells -
ANSWER--a
