251-300 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the four basic tissue types does blood belong to://
A
epithelium, connective tissue, muscle and nervous tissue.
2
Q
- Which of the following is not considered a “formed element”://
A
platelets
3
Q
- Approximately what percentage of the volume of blood do the formed elements comprise://
A
45%
4
Q
- Which leukocyte is the least abundant in a peripheral smear of blood://
A
Basophils
5
Q
- Which of the following is a granulocyte://
A
Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.
6
Q
- Which is the largest leukocyte://
A
Monocyte
7
Q
- Which of the following is described as a “biconcave disc”://
A
red blood cell.
8
Q
- What is another term for a red blood cell://
A
erythrocytes
9
Q
- Which leukocyte has orange-pink granules://
A
Eosinophils
10
Q
- Which leukocyte is the second most abundant in a peripheral smear of blood://
A
Lymphocytes
11
Q
- How many types of cartilage are there://
A
three types of cartilage: hyaline, fibrous, and elastic cartilage.
12
Q
- Which type of cartilage forms the intervertebral disc://
A
Fibrocartilage
13
Q
- What cell produces the cartilaginous matrix://
A
chondrocytes
14
Q
- Which type of cartilage is characterized by a glassy matrix://
A
Hyaline cartilage
15
Q
- Which type of cartilage forms the articular surface on bones://
A
hyaline cartilage
16
Q
- What is woven bone://
A
17
Q
- What is bone formation called when the bone is formed directly, without using a cartilage
template: //
A
Intramembranous bone formation
18
Q
- What forms the epiphyseal growth plate://
A
cartilage
19
Q
- What are the mineral crystals in bone called://
A
Calcite
20
Q
- What is bone formation called when the bone is formed from a cartilage template://
A
Endochondral
21
Q
- Which of the following is involved in the blood brain barrier://
A
The blood–brain barrier is formed by endothelial cells of the capillary wall, astrocyte and pericytes
embedded in the capillary basement membrane.
22
Q
- Which of the following forms myelin in the peripheral nervous system://
A
Schwann cells
23
Q
- Which of the following is an element of the central nervous system://
A
brain and spinal cord.
24
Q
- What is a collection of cell bodies outside the CNS called://
A
ganglion