KINETICS & FUNCTIONS Questions with
Correct Answers
20. Why is the bone marrow (storage) pool of granulocytes so large compared with the total
number found in peripheral blood?
a. They prefer bone marrow to peripheral blood.
b. They can be quickly released when needed to fight bacterial infection.
c. It enhances their ability to function.
d. It prolongs their lifespan in circulation B
1. What is the primary function of the neutrophils? a. antibody production
b. phagocytosis
c. kill parasites
d. respond to allergens B
2. What pools of neutrophils are included in the marginal neutrophil pool (MNP)?
a. all neutrophils inside the blood vessels
b. only freely circulating neutrophils
c. only cells loosely localized to the vessel walls d. all leukocytes in the body C
, 3. What is the last granulocyte in the maturation sequence able to undergo mitosis?
a. myeloblast
b. promyelocyte
c. myelocyte
d. band C
4. Mature mast cells are
a. leukocytes.
b. tissue effector cells.
c. progenitor cells.
d. cytokines B
5. What directs the mitosis and maturation action of progenitor neutrophil cells in the bone
marrow?
a. erythropoietin.
b. the number of stem cells. c. the number of mature cells in the peripheral circulation.
d. colony-stimulating factor cytokines. D