BLD 324 FINAL 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Megakaryocyte production of platelets is dependent upon which cytokine(s)?
a. Thrombopoietin (TPO)
b. GM-CSF
c. IL-1
d. GM-CSF + IL-1
a. Thrombopoietin (TPO)
Which of the following is a function of blood vessels that prevents clotting?
a. Vasoconstriction
b. Secretion of tissue thromboplastin
c. Expression of von Willebrand Factor (vWF)
d. Heparin sulfate
d. Heparin sulfate
Name the region of platelet anatomy where tubulin is found.
a. Structural zone
b. Organelle zone
c. Glycocalyx
d. Membranous zone
a. The structural zone
,Which of the following platelet function results in a shape change in platelets?
a. Adhesion
b. Activation
c. Aggregation
d. Activation of soluble clotting enzymes
b. activation
Where is von Willebrand Factor (vWF) found?
a. On the surface of the subendothelial collagen (SEC)
b. On the surface of the endothelial cell
c. Within the granules of the platelet
d. On the surface of the platelet
a. On the surface of subendothelial collagen (SEC)
c. Within the granules of the platelet
Select the first step in platelet response to injury.
a. Adhesion
b. Activation
c. Aggregation
d. Activation of secondary hemostasis components
a. Adhesion
Which platelet receptors bind 1) vWF and 2) Fibrinogen, respectively?
a. 1) Glycoprotein IIa/IIIb, 2) GlycoProtein Ib
b. 1) GlycoProtein Ib, 2) GlycoProtein IIa/IIIb
, c. 1) Glycocalyx receptor I, 2) Glycocalyx receptor III
d. 1) Canalicular Ib, 2) Canalicular IIa/IIIb
b. 1) GlycoProtein Ib, 2) GlycoProtein IIa/IIIb
Choose the anemia with decreased haptoglobin.
a. Iron deficiency anemia
b. Extravascular hemolytic anemia
c. Sickle cell anemia
d. Anemia of chronic inflammation
b. Extravascular hemolytic anemia
Hemolysis is defined as-
a. Intravascular destruction of red blood cells
b. Vascular destruction of red blood cells
c. Increased destruction of red blood cells
d. Destruction of red blood cells
c. Increased destruction of red blood cells
Which laboratory value is decreased for Hemolytic Anemia, regardless of type or
cause?
a. MCV
b. RDW
c. Hemoglobin
d. Haptoglobin
c. Hemoglobin
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Megakaryocyte production of platelets is dependent upon which cytokine(s)?
a. Thrombopoietin (TPO)
b. GM-CSF
c. IL-1
d. GM-CSF + IL-1
a. Thrombopoietin (TPO)
Which of the following is a function of blood vessels that prevents clotting?
a. Vasoconstriction
b. Secretion of tissue thromboplastin
c. Expression of von Willebrand Factor (vWF)
d. Heparin sulfate
d. Heparin sulfate
Name the region of platelet anatomy where tubulin is found.
a. Structural zone
b. Organelle zone
c. Glycocalyx
d. Membranous zone
a. The structural zone
,Which of the following platelet function results in a shape change in platelets?
a. Adhesion
b. Activation
c. Aggregation
d. Activation of soluble clotting enzymes
b. activation
Where is von Willebrand Factor (vWF) found?
a. On the surface of the subendothelial collagen (SEC)
b. On the surface of the endothelial cell
c. Within the granules of the platelet
d. On the surface of the platelet
a. On the surface of subendothelial collagen (SEC)
c. Within the granules of the platelet
Select the first step in platelet response to injury.
a. Adhesion
b. Activation
c. Aggregation
d. Activation of secondary hemostasis components
a. Adhesion
Which platelet receptors bind 1) vWF and 2) Fibrinogen, respectively?
a. 1) Glycoprotein IIa/IIIb, 2) GlycoProtein Ib
b. 1) GlycoProtein Ib, 2) GlycoProtein IIa/IIIb
, c. 1) Glycocalyx receptor I, 2) Glycocalyx receptor III
d. 1) Canalicular Ib, 2) Canalicular IIa/IIIb
b. 1) GlycoProtein Ib, 2) GlycoProtein IIa/IIIb
Choose the anemia with decreased haptoglobin.
a. Iron deficiency anemia
b. Extravascular hemolytic anemia
c. Sickle cell anemia
d. Anemia of chronic inflammation
b. Extravascular hemolytic anemia
Hemolysis is defined as-
a. Intravascular destruction of red blood cells
b. Vascular destruction of red blood cells
c. Increased destruction of red blood cells
d. Destruction of red blood cells
c. Increased destruction of red blood cells
Which laboratory value is decreased for Hemolytic Anemia, regardless of type or
cause?
a. MCV
b. RDW
c. Hemoglobin
d. Haptoglobin
c. Hemoglobin
