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Hema 1 Exam Questions and Answers
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what organelle is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the cell? - ✔✔cell membrane
this organelle in coordination with mRNA is critical for protein synthesis - ✔✔ribosomes
the process where water flows freely within and without of the cell - ✔✔osmosis
the phase of mitotic division in which chromosomes arrive at opposite poles and the nuclear membrane
reappears - ✔✔telophase
if both parents are carriers or have the sickle cell trait, what is the percentage of children who will be
affected? - ✔✔25%
the process where the spleen and liver begin producing immature blood cells in an adult? -
✔✔extramedullary hematopoiesis
what are the 3 organs active in producing blood cells during fetal life? - ✔✔yolk sac, liver, spleen (bone
marrow)
a cell capable of generating different cell lines; also capable of self-renewal - ✔✔multipotential
hematopoietic stem cell
what is produced in the kidneys and stimulates the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes? -
✔✔erythropoietin
in a normal adult, these cells are produced in the lymph nodes - ✔✔lymphocytes
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these structures, if present in the nucleus, indicate immaturity. - ✔✔nucleoli
as a cell matures, its size - ✔✔decreases
what is the color of the cytoplasm in an extremely immature cell? - ✔✔blue or dark blue
the stage of a neutrophil that occurs immediately before a mature neutrophil is produced - ✔✔band
this stage of neutrophil maturation occurs after the myelocyte and has a nucleus that is indented, has
clumped chromatin and a moderate amount of pink cytoplasm - ✔✔metamyelocyte
anticoagulant that removes calcium from the plasma by chelation - ✔✔EDTA
the preferred vein to select for regular phlebotomy - ✔✔median cubital vein
this forms if proper pressure is not applied to the phlebotomy site - ✔✔hematoma
this procedure should be done before and after each phlebotomy - ✔✔handwashing
the acceptable site for collecting blood on a newborn - ✔✔median or lateral surface of the heel by
capillary puncture
this compound is formed when normal hemoglobin binds to carbon monoxide - ✔✔carboxyhemoglobin
the number of days an average red blood cell lives in circulation - ✔✔120
when hemoglobin is catabolized it is ultimately broken down into three components: - ✔✔iron, bilirubin,
amino acids
the red cell index is calculated by dividing the Hgb/Hct - ✔✔MCHC or mean corpuscular hemoglobin
content
what is fetal hemoglobin (Hgb F) made up of? - ✔✔two alphas and two gammas
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Hema 1 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
what organelle is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the cell? - ✔✔cell membrane
this organelle in coordination with mRNA is critical for protein synthesis - ✔✔ribosomes
the process where water flows freely within and without of the cell - ✔✔osmosis
the phase of mitotic division in which chromosomes arrive at opposite poles and the nuclear membrane
reappears - ✔✔telophase
if both parents are carriers or have the sickle cell trait, what is the percentage of children who will be
affected? - ✔✔25%
the process where the spleen and liver begin producing immature blood cells in an adult? -
✔✔extramedullary hematopoiesis
what are the 3 organs active in producing blood cells during fetal life? - ✔✔yolk sac, liver, spleen (bone
marrow)
a cell capable of generating different cell lines; also capable of self-renewal - ✔✔multipotential
hematopoietic stem cell
what is produced in the kidneys and stimulates the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes? -
✔✔erythropoietin
in a normal adult, these cells are produced in the lymph nodes - ✔✔lymphocytes
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these structures, if present in the nucleus, indicate immaturity. - ✔✔nucleoli
as a cell matures, its size - ✔✔decreases
what is the color of the cytoplasm in an extremely immature cell? - ✔✔blue or dark blue
the stage of a neutrophil that occurs immediately before a mature neutrophil is produced - ✔✔band
this stage of neutrophil maturation occurs after the myelocyte and has a nucleus that is indented, has
clumped chromatin and a moderate amount of pink cytoplasm - ✔✔metamyelocyte
anticoagulant that removes calcium from the plasma by chelation - ✔✔EDTA
the preferred vein to select for regular phlebotomy - ✔✔median cubital vein
this forms if proper pressure is not applied to the phlebotomy site - ✔✔hematoma
this procedure should be done before and after each phlebotomy - ✔✔handwashing
the acceptable site for collecting blood on a newborn - ✔✔median or lateral surface of the heel by
capillary puncture
this compound is formed when normal hemoglobin binds to carbon monoxide - ✔✔carboxyhemoglobin
the number of days an average red blood cell lives in circulation - ✔✔120
when hemoglobin is catabolized it is ultimately broken down into three components: - ✔✔iron, bilirubin,
amino acids
the red cell index is calculated by dividing the Hgb/Hct - ✔✔MCHC or mean corpuscular hemoglobin
content
what is fetal hemoglobin (Hgb F) made up of? - ✔✔two alphas and two gammas
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