TEST BANK CHAPTER 7 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The most common leukocyte in normal blood is which one of the following? A.
Platelet B. Neutrophilic granulocyte C. Lymphocyte D. Monocyte - Answer-Answer: B
2. Granulocytes are derived from which one of the following cell types? A. Macrophage
stem cells B. Myeloid stem cells C. Myocyte stem cells D. Lymphoid stem cells -
Answer-Answer: B
3. The fluid remaining after blood clots is which one of the following? A. Plasma B.
Fibrinogen C. Serum D. Water - Answer-Answer: C
4. Normal red blood cells live an average of about how many days? A. 120 B. 12 C. 90
D. 3 - Answer-Answer: A
5. What is the main job of lymphocytes? A. Degranulation B. Phagocytosis C. Immune
reaction D. Apoptosis - Answer-Answer: C
5. Which one of the following is the calculation for the mean cell volume (MCV) of a red
cell? A. Dividing hematocrit by red cell count B. Dividing hemoglobin by red cell count C.
Dividing red cell count by hemoglobin D. Dividing hematocrit by hemoglobin - Answer-
Answer: A
7. The anemia of acute blood loss is which one of the following? A. Normocytic
hypochromic B. Microcytic, hypochromic C. Macrocytic, normochromic D.
Normochromic, normocytic, - Answer-Answer: D
8. Which one of the following statements is true? A. Most hemolytic anemias are
macrocytic. B. Most hemolytic anemias are caused by iron deficiency. C. Most
hemolytic anemias are accompanied by reticulocytosis. D. Most hemolytic anemias are
characterized by normal bone marrow. - Answer-Answer: C
9. Which one of the following is true about sickle-cell disease? A. Patients with sickle
trait (SA) are usually anemic. B. Patients with sickle-cell disease (SS) may not be
anemic. C. Sickle-cell disease (SS) can occur only if both parents are SS or SA. D.
Hemoglobin in patients with sickle trait (SA) is molecularly normal. - Answer-Answer: C
10. Eighty percent of body iron is found in which one of the following? A. Plasma
transferrin B. Red blood cells C. Plasma iron D. Bone marrow ferritin - Answer-Answer:
B
11. Which one of the following statements is true? A. Folate deficiency anemia is
microcytic normochromic. B. Intrinsic factor is secreted by the small bowel. C. Dietary
, vitamin B12 deficiency is rare. D. Folate cannot be absorbed without intrinsic factor., -
Answer-Answer: C
12. Myelophthisis refers to which one of the following? A. Hemoglobinopathy B.
Scarring of the bone marrow C. Genetic defect of primitive lymphoid and myeloid
precursors D. Autoimmune disease of granulocytes - Answer-Answer: B
13. Which one of the following is true about agranulocytosis? A. It is usually caused by
drugs. B. The platelet count is usually high. C. It is usually caused by autoimmune
disease. D. The major clinical problem is viral infections. - Answer-Answer: A
14. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is closely related to which one of the following? A.
Small cell lymphocytic lymphoma B. Hodgkin disease C. Polycythemia vera D. Multiple
myeloma - Answer-Answer: A
15. Which one of the following is true about multiple myeloma? A. It usually occurs in
young adults. B. It is a malignant proliferation of macrophages. C. It is characterized by
excessive amounts of immunoglobulin. D. Malignant cells are present in the peripheral
blood. - Answer-Answer: C
16. Which one of the following is true about Hodgkin lymphoma? A. It is probably
caused by human papillomavirus. B. It usually arises in multiple lymph node groups and
spreads widely. C. Defective B-cell immunity is a common problem. D. It rarely involves
extranodal structures. - Answer-Answer: D
17. Compared with Hodgkin lymphoma non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is characterized
by which one of the following? A. Tendency to remain confined in the neck and chest B.
Usually grows slower than Hodgkin lymphoma C. Usually not as advanced as Hodgkin
lymphoma at time of diagnosis D. Nonnodal organs involved more often than in Hodgkin
lymphoma, - Answer-Answer: D
18. Compared to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with follicular microscopic growth
pattern NHL with a diffuse microscopic pattern is characterized by which one of the
following? A. Occurs mainly in young adults B. Tends to grow more rapidly C. Is less
aggressive D. None of the options is correct., - Answer-Answer: B
19. Which one of the following characterizes acute myeloid leukemia? A. Immature
granulocyte precursors (blasts) in the peripheral blood B. Leukopenia C. Slow onset D.
Little marrow involvement - Answer-Answer: A
20. Which one of the following is one of the chronic myeloproliferative syndromes? A.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia B. Hodgkin lymphoma C. Chronic myeloid leukemia D.
Immune thrombocytopenia - Answer-Answer: C
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The most common leukocyte in normal blood is which one of the following? A.
Platelet B. Neutrophilic granulocyte C. Lymphocyte D. Monocyte - Answer-Answer: B
2. Granulocytes are derived from which one of the following cell types? A. Macrophage
stem cells B. Myeloid stem cells C. Myocyte stem cells D. Lymphoid stem cells -
Answer-Answer: B
3. The fluid remaining after blood clots is which one of the following? A. Plasma B.
Fibrinogen C. Serum D. Water - Answer-Answer: C
4. Normal red blood cells live an average of about how many days? A. 120 B. 12 C. 90
D. 3 - Answer-Answer: A
5. What is the main job of lymphocytes? A. Degranulation B. Phagocytosis C. Immune
reaction D. Apoptosis - Answer-Answer: C
5. Which one of the following is the calculation for the mean cell volume (MCV) of a red
cell? A. Dividing hematocrit by red cell count B. Dividing hemoglobin by red cell count C.
Dividing red cell count by hemoglobin D. Dividing hematocrit by hemoglobin - Answer-
Answer: A
7. The anemia of acute blood loss is which one of the following? A. Normocytic
hypochromic B. Microcytic, hypochromic C. Macrocytic, normochromic D.
Normochromic, normocytic, - Answer-Answer: D
8. Which one of the following statements is true? A. Most hemolytic anemias are
macrocytic. B. Most hemolytic anemias are caused by iron deficiency. C. Most
hemolytic anemias are accompanied by reticulocytosis. D. Most hemolytic anemias are
characterized by normal bone marrow. - Answer-Answer: C
9. Which one of the following is true about sickle-cell disease? A. Patients with sickle
trait (SA) are usually anemic. B. Patients with sickle-cell disease (SS) may not be
anemic. C. Sickle-cell disease (SS) can occur only if both parents are SS or SA. D.
Hemoglobin in patients with sickle trait (SA) is molecularly normal. - Answer-Answer: C
10. Eighty percent of body iron is found in which one of the following? A. Plasma
transferrin B. Red blood cells C. Plasma iron D. Bone marrow ferritin - Answer-Answer:
B
11. Which one of the following statements is true? A. Folate deficiency anemia is
microcytic normochromic. B. Intrinsic factor is secreted by the small bowel. C. Dietary
, vitamin B12 deficiency is rare. D. Folate cannot be absorbed without intrinsic factor., -
Answer-Answer: C
12. Myelophthisis refers to which one of the following? A. Hemoglobinopathy B.
Scarring of the bone marrow C. Genetic defect of primitive lymphoid and myeloid
precursors D. Autoimmune disease of granulocytes - Answer-Answer: B
13. Which one of the following is true about agranulocytosis? A. It is usually caused by
drugs. B. The platelet count is usually high. C. It is usually caused by autoimmune
disease. D. The major clinical problem is viral infections. - Answer-Answer: A
14. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is closely related to which one of the following? A.
Small cell lymphocytic lymphoma B. Hodgkin disease C. Polycythemia vera D. Multiple
myeloma - Answer-Answer: A
15. Which one of the following is true about multiple myeloma? A. It usually occurs in
young adults. B. It is a malignant proliferation of macrophages. C. It is characterized by
excessive amounts of immunoglobulin. D. Malignant cells are present in the peripheral
blood. - Answer-Answer: C
16. Which one of the following is true about Hodgkin lymphoma? A. It is probably
caused by human papillomavirus. B. It usually arises in multiple lymph node groups and
spreads widely. C. Defective B-cell immunity is a common problem. D. It rarely involves
extranodal structures. - Answer-Answer: D
17. Compared with Hodgkin lymphoma non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is characterized
by which one of the following? A. Tendency to remain confined in the neck and chest B.
Usually grows slower than Hodgkin lymphoma C. Usually not as advanced as Hodgkin
lymphoma at time of diagnosis D. Nonnodal organs involved more often than in Hodgkin
lymphoma, - Answer-Answer: D
18. Compared to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with follicular microscopic growth
pattern NHL with a diffuse microscopic pattern is characterized by which one of the
following? A. Occurs mainly in young adults B. Tends to grow more rapidly C. Is less
aggressive D. None of the options is correct., - Answer-Answer: B
19. Which one of the following characterizes acute myeloid leukemia? A. Immature
granulocyte precursors (blasts) in the peripheral blood B. Leukopenia C. Slow onset D.
Little marrow involvement - Answer-Answer: A
20. Which one of the following is one of the chronic myeloproliferative syndromes? A.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia B. Hodgkin lymphoma C. Chronic myeloid leukemia D.
Immune thrombocytopenia - Answer-Answer: C
