UAMS HEMATOLOGY STRATEGIC
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
⩥ Types of Normal Blood Cells Found in Peripheral Blood. Answer: •
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
(Granulocytes)
Eosinophil
Basophil (baso)
Segmented neutrophil
• Band neutrophil
⩥ "cyte". Answer: cell
⩥ Intramedullary hemolysis. Answer: within bone marrow cell break-
up
,⩥ Extramedullary hemolysis. Answer: outside bone marrow cell lysis
⩥ - Cell destruction outside the bone marrow. Answer:
Extramedullary hemolysis
⩥ Erythroid hyperplasia. Answer: increased red cell formation
⩥ Lymphopenia. Answer: decreased number of lymphs
⩥ Eosinophilia. Answer: increased number of eos
⩥ Polycythemia. Answer: All cells in the blood are increased many
cells increased
⩥ Intravascular Hemolysis. Answer: inside vessel breakdown of
RBCS
⩥ CBC includes. Answer: WBC, RBC, platelet count, hemoglobin
(hgb), hematocrit (hct) Indices
⩥ • MCV •. Answer: mean cell volume indicates RBC size
⩥ • MCH. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin - weight of hemoglobin
contained in RBC
,⩥ • MCHC. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin content - average
concentration of hemoglobin in RBC
⩥ • MCH, MCHC decreased in. Answer: microcytic anemia,
⩥ • MCH, MCHC increased. Answer: macrocytic anemia
⩥ • One of the largest organs in the body. Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ Bone Marrow Defined as. Answer: tissue located within the
cavities of the cortical bones
⩥ Bone Marrow Cavities consist of. Answer: trabecular bone
resembling a honeycomb-like structure
⩥ • More than 100 times blood cells in your ———- than there are
people in the world!. Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ Bone marrow is located within. Answer: within the cavities of the
cortical bones
⩥ Bone Marrow two types. Answer: Red marrow Yellow marrow
⩥ Red marrow. Answer: hematopoietically active marrow Produces
cells
, ⩥ Yellow marrow. Answer: hematopoietically inactive marrow
composed primarily of adipocytes (fat cells)
⩥ Can return to active under right contions (example hemolysis).
Answer: Yellow marrow
⩥ • Not all bones contain. Answer: bone marrow
⩥ During infancy and early childhood, bone marrow. Answer: is
mostly red active marrow in all bones
⩥ Sites of hematopoiesis decreases. Answer: during fetal development
⩥ Bone Marrow Retrogression occurs. Answer: beginning at age 5-7
⩥ - Red marrow is restricted to. Answer: flat bones, sternum,
vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, skull and proximal long bones
⩥ • By adulthood, marrow is. Answer: 50% blood cells and 50% fat
⩥ Blood & nutrients are supplied by the. Answer: periosteal arteries
that coil around the central vein, passing along the bone canal
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
⩥ Types of Normal Blood Cells Found in Peripheral Blood. Answer: •
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
(Granulocytes)
Eosinophil
Basophil (baso)
Segmented neutrophil
• Band neutrophil
⩥ "cyte". Answer: cell
⩥ Intramedullary hemolysis. Answer: within bone marrow cell break-
up
,⩥ Extramedullary hemolysis. Answer: outside bone marrow cell lysis
⩥ - Cell destruction outside the bone marrow. Answer:
Extramedullary hemolysis
⩥ Erythroid hyperplasia. Answer: increased red cell formation
⩥ Lymphopenia. Answer: decreased number of lymphs
⩥ Eosinophilia. Answer: increased number of eos
⩥ Polycythemia. Answer: All cells in the blood are increased many
cells increased
⩥ Intravascular Hemolysis. Answer: inside vessel breakdown of
RBCS
⩥ CBC includes. Answer: WBC, RBC, platelet count, hemoglobin
(hgb), hematocrit (hct) Indices
⩥ • MCV •. Answer: mean cell volume indicates RBC size
⩥ • MCH. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin - weight of hemoglobin
contained in RBC
,⩥ • MCHC. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin content - average
concentration of hemoglobin in RBC
⩥ • MCH, MCHC decreased in. Answer: microcytic anemia,
⩥ • MCH, MCHC increased. Answer: macrocytic anemia
⩥ • One of the largest organs in the body. Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ Bone Marrow Defined as. Answer: tissue located within the
cavities of the cortical bones
⩥ Bone Marrow Cavities consist of. Answer: trabecular bone
resembling a honeycomb-like structure
⩥ • More than 100 times blood cells in your ———- than there are
people in the world!. Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ Bone marrow is located within. Answer: within the cavities of the
cortical bones
⩥ Bone Marrow two types. Answer: Red marrow Yellow marrow
⩥ Red marrow. Answer: hematopoietically active marrow Produces
cells
, ⩥ Yellow marrow. Answer: hematopoietically inactive marrow
composed primarily of adipocytes (fat cells)
⩥ Can return to active under right contions (example hemolysis).
Answer: Yellow marrow
⩥ • Not all bones contain. Answer: bone marrow
⩥ During infancy and early childhood, bone marrow. Answer: is
mostly red active marrow in all bones
⩥ Sites of hematopoiesis decreases. Answer: during fetal development
⩥ Bone Marrow Retrogression occurs. Answer: beginning at age 5-7
⩥ - Red marrow is restricted to. Answer: flat bones, sternum,
vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, skull and proximal long bones
⩥ • By adulthood, marrow is. Answer: 50% blood cells and 50% fat
⩥ Blood & nutrients are supplied by the. Answer: periosteal arteries
that coil around the central vein, passing along the bone canal
