Exam ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
B. Hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER - From 60% to 75% of the total body iron is
bound to what compound?
A. Transferrin
B. Hemoglobin
C. Myoglobin
D. Heme Enzymes
D. Decreased rate of globin synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Thalassemias are
characterized by:
A. Structural abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule
B. Absence of iron in hemoglobin
C. Decreased rate of heme synthesis
D. Decreased rate of globin synthesis
B. Beta - CORRECT ANSWER - The majority of hemoglobinpathies result from
abnormalities in what chain?
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. Delta
B. Normocytic Normochromic - CORRECT ANSWER - The anemia of the
hemoglobinopathies such as Sickle Cell are morphologically classified as:
A. Microcytic Hypochromic
B. Normocytic Normochromic
, C. Macrocytic
D. Microcytic normochromic
C. Two alpha and two beta chains - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemoglobin A consists of:
A. Two alpha and two gamma chains
B. Two alpha and two delta chains
C. Two alpha and two beta chains
D. Two alpha and two globin chains
B. Two - CORRECT ANSWER - The globin portion of hemoglobin is formed by
polypeptide chains consisting of ________________ identical dimers.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
B. Hemoglobin Bart's - CORRECT ANSWER - What hemoglobin consists of four gamma
chains?
A. Hemoglobin H
B. Hemoglobin Bart's
C. Hemoglobin F
D. Hemoglobin A (2)
E. None of the responses
A. Hemoglobin Bart's disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha Thalassemia may be
clinically expressed as:
A. Hemoglobin Bart's disease
B. Hemoglobin Gower disease
C. Hemoglobin F disease