Ch 11 Lab Proc Book

Question 1

Lead poisoning can cause …

Answer 1

Basophilic stippling

Question 2

Which abnormality is characterized by grape-like clusters of red blood cells that do not break up when the sample is diluted with saline?

Answer 2

Agglutination

Question 3

Which red blood cell abnormality is often seen in healthy horses?

Answer 3

Rouleaux

Question 4

Pale or bluish round areas attached to the red blood cell membrane that are caused by chemical or drug-induced oxidative injury are called …

Answer 4

Heinz bodies

Question 5

Which abnormality is characterized by coin-like stacks of red blood cells?

Answer 5

Rouleaux

Question 6

Round basophilic nuclear remnants in the red blood cells of animals with regenerative anemia are called …

Answer 6

Howell-Jolly Bodies

Question 7

What is a toxic change that may be observed in neutrophils?

Answer 7

Döhle Bodies

Question 8

The presence of basophilic macrocytes on a peripheral blood cell film usually indicates increased numbers of,,,

Answer 8

Reticulocytes

Question 9

Cells with regular cytoplasmic projections around the periphery that give the cell the appearance of a scalloped border are …

Answer 9

Echinocytes

Question 10

Small round or rod-shaped structures that are found as single organisms or pairs on the periphery of a red blood cell are …

Answer 10

Mycoplasma