PATHO- CARDIAC,
PULMONARY, HEMATOLOGY,
RENAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+
Hematopoiesis correct answers >> blood cell
formation
Fetus- liver and spleen
Adult- bone marrow
Anemia correct answers >> A condition in which the
blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in
total volume.
Erythropoiesis correct answers >> formation of red
blood cells
In kidney in response to hypoxia
macrocytic normochromic anemia correct answers >>
Large RBC's, normal hemoglobin
Folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency
,microcytic hypochromic anemia correct answers >>
small, abnormally shaped erythrocytes that are not able
to carry normal hemoglobin
Thalassemia- mediterranean
normocytic normochromic anemia correct answers >>
Characterized by red cells that are relatively normal in
size and normal hemoglobin
Aplastic, hemorrhagic, hemolytic, sickle cell
iron deficiency anemia correct answers >> anemia
resulting when there is not enough iron to build
hemoglobin for red blood cells
Affects children, poverty, child bearing age
Erythrocytes correct answers >> red blood cells
Most abundant cell in the body
Responsible for tissue oxygenation
Mitotic division- 100-120 days
sickle cell anemia correct answers >> A genetic
disorder in which erythroctyes take on an abnormal
curved or "sickle" shape (Hb-s)
, Thalassemia correct answers >> Inherited defect in
the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in
persons of Mediterranean background.
pernicious anemia correct answers >> Lack of
mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin
B12 into the bloodstream
hemolytic anemia correct answers >> Characterized
by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells
due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the
spleen
Pancytopenia- reduction in all 3 types of blood cells (RBC,
WBC, Plt)
Erythropoietin (EPO) correct answers >> Hormone
secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red
blood cells by bone marrow
In response to hypoxia
In the fetus the liver produces this
Hemoglobin correct answers >> Iron-containing
protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery
to cells
4 molecules of O2
Made of polypeptide, heme, iron