Radiographic Pathology - Final Exam
questions with answers
The medical term for a red blood cell is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Erythrocyte
The medical term for blood platelets is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Thrombocytes
Leukocytes are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔White blood cells
In a normal person, the red blood cell count is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔4.5 million to 6 million/mm3
In a normal person, the white blood cell count is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔5000 to 10,000/mm3
Iron deficiency anemia usually results from: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Chronic blood loss
What type of anemia is caused by defective red blood cells with a
shortened life span? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hemolytic anemia
,Which type of anemia is caused by a B12 deficiency? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Megaloblastic anemia
Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to blacks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sickle cell anemia
Which form of hemolytic anemia causes the most severe
radiographic changes? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Thalassemia
A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Leukemia
Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is
characterized by: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Asymmetric, bilaterally
enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically
only in males is termed: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
deficiency in the number of platelets in the blood
A deficiency in the number of platelets is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Purpura
, The secondary ossification center in a long bone is the: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Epiphysis
An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple
fractures is: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Osteogensis imperfecta
For brittle bone disease, the radiographer should: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease exposure factors
This disease process begins as an inflammation of the synovial
membrane causing synovial proliferation; this disorder is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rheumatoid arthritis
The fluid-filled sac located near joints becomes inflamed, which
results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bursitis
A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption
results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Osteoporosis
To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach, the best
imaging is: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry
questions with answers
The medical term for a red blood cell is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Erythrocyte
The medical term for blood platelets is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Thrombocytes
Leukocytes are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔White blood cells
In a normal person, the red blood cell count is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔4.5 million to 6 million/mm3
In a normal person, the white blood cell count is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔5000 to 10,000/mm3
Iron deficiency anemia usually results from: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Chronic blood loss
What type of anemia is caused by defective red blood cells with a
shortened life span? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hemolytic anemia
,Which type of anemia is caused by a B12 deficiency? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Megaloblastic anemia
Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to blacks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sickle cell anemia
Which form of hemolytic anemia causes the most severe
radiographic changes? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Thalassemia
A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Leukemia
Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is
characterized by: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Asymmetric, bilaterally
enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically
only in males is termed: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
deficiency in the number of platelets in the blood
A deficiency in the number of platelets is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Purpura
, The secondary ossification center in a long bone is the: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Epiphysis
An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple
fractures is: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Osteogensis imperfecta
For brittle bone disease, the radiographer should: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease exposure factors
This disease process begins as an inflammation of the synovial
membrane causing synovial proliferation; this disorder is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rheumatoid arthritis
The fluid-filled sac located near joints becomes inflamed, which
results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bursitis
A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption
results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Osteoporosis
To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach, the best
imaging is: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry
