AUTOMATED TEST FRAMEWORK ATF
FUNDAMENTALS MICRO CERTIFICATION
2023 FINAL SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Morphologic classification of anemia is based on all
of the following except:
a. size.
b. color.
c. shape.
d. cause. Answer: D
⩥ Hypoxemia causes:
a. arterioles, capillaries, and venules to dilate.
b. the heart to contract more forcefully.
c. the rate and depth of breathing to increase.
d. Both a and b are correct.
e. a, b, and c are correct. Answer: D; hypoxiema - blood oxygen;
hypoxia - tissue oxygen
⩥ Which symptoms are consistent with aplastic
anemia, but not with pernicious anemia?
,a. hemorrhage into the tissues
b. pallor
c. fatigue
d. hypoxia
e. neuropathy Answer:
⩥ A cause of macrocytic-normochromic anemia is:
a. iron deficiency.
b. antibodies against parietal cells.
c. an enzyme deficiency.
d. inheritance of abnormal hemoglobin structure.
e. None of the above is correct. Answer: B
⩥ An individual with chronic gastritis and tingling in the
fingers requires which of the following for treatment?
a. oral vitamin B12
b. vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection
c. ferrous fumarate by intramuscular injection
d. oral folate
e. transfusions Answer:
⩥ Secondary polycythemia may be caused by:
,a. dehydration.
b. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
c. living at high altitudes.
d. Both b and c are correct.
e. a, b, and c are correct. Answer:
⩥ The symptoms of polycythemia are essentially
caused by:
a. fewer erythrocytes than normal.
b. decreased blood volume.
c. increased blood viscosity.
d. increased rate of blood flow. Answer:
⩥ Leukocytosis is found in all of the following except:
a. inflammatory responses.
b. allergic responses.
c. bacterial infections.
d. bone marrow depression. Answer: D
⩥ What is the most notable characteristic of infectious
mononucleosis?
a. It has a short incubation period, less than 1 week.
, b. It usually affects preteens.
c. The presence of heterophil antibody is
diagnostically helpful.
d. Lymphocytosis persists for less than 1 week. Answer: C
⩥ Which likely does not play a role in leukemia?
a. radiation
b. Down syndrome
c. polycythemia
d. chloramphenicol
e. diet Answer: E
⩥ CML is characterized by its:
a. acute onset.
b. high incidence in children.
c. presence of the Philadelphia chromosome.
d. survival time, which is days to months. Answer: C
⩥ Clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma
include all of the following except:
a. bone pain.
b. decreased serum calcium.
FUNDAMENTALS MICRO CERTIFICATION
2023 FINAL SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Morphologic classification of anemia is based on all
of the following except:
a. size.
b. color.
c. shape.
d. cause. Answer: D
⩥ Hypoxemia causes:
a. arterioles, capillaries, and venules to dilate.
b. the heart to contract more forcefully.
c. the rate and depth of breathing to increase.
d. Both a and b are correct.
e. a, b, and c are correct. Answer: D; hypoxiema - blood oxygen;
hypoxia - tissue oxygen
⩥ Which symptoms are consistent with aplastic
anemia, but not with pernicious anemia?
,a. hemorrhage into the tissues
b. pallor
c. fatigue
d. hypoxia
e. neuropathy Answer:
⩥ A cause of macrocytic-normochromic anemia is:
a. iron deficiency.
b. antibodies against parietal cells.
c. an enzyme deficiency.
d. inheritance of abnormal hemoglobin structure.
e. None of the above is correct. Answer: B
⩥ An individual with chronic gastritis and tingling in the
fingers requires which of the following for treatment?
a. oral vitamin B12
b. vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection
c. ferrous fumarate by intramuscular injection
d. oral folate
e. transfusions Answer:
⩥ Secondary polycythemia may be caused by:
,a. dehydration.
b. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
c. living at high altitudes.
d. Both b and c are correct.
e. a, b, and c are correct. Answer:
⩥ The symptoms of polycythemia are essentially
caused by:
a. fewer erythrocytes than normal.
b. decreased blood volume.
c. increased blood viscosity.
d. increased rate of blood flow. Answer:
⩥ Leukocytosis is found in all of the following except:
a. inflammatory responses.
b. allergic responses.
c. bacterial infections.
d. bone marrow depression. Answer: D
⩥ What is the most notable characteristic of infectious
mononucleosis?
a. It has a short incubation period, less than 1 week.
, b. It usually affects preteens.
c. The presence of heterophil antibody is
diagnostically helpful.
d. Lymphocytosis persists for less than 1 week. Answer: C
⩥ Which likely does not play a role in leukemia?
a. radiation
b. Down syndrome
c. polycythemia
d. chloramphenicol
e. diet Answer: E
⩥ CML is characterized by its:
a. acute onset.
b. high incidence in children.
c. presence of the Philadelphia chromosome.
d. survival time, which is days to months. Answer: C
⩥ Clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma
include all of the following except:
a. bone pain.
b. decreased serum calcium.
