Chapter 1: Morphology of Human Blood and Marrow Cells

Question 1

Which organ(s) is (are) the primary site(s) for hematopoiesis in the fetus?
A. Liver
B. Spleen
C. Bone Marrow
D. All of the above

Answer 1

D. All of the above

Question 2

Which listing represents the proper cell sequence of erythropoiesis?
A. Rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, erythrocyte
B. Rubriblast, rubricyte, prorubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, erythrocyte
C. Rubriblast, prorubricyte, metarubricyte, rubricyte, reticulocyte, erythrocyte
D. Rubriblast, reticulocyte, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, erythrocyte

Answer 2

A. Rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, erythrocyte

Question 3

What is the best description of a metarubricyte?
A. Solid, blue-black degenerated nucleus with nonlinear clumped chromatin pattern; no nucleoli; pink cytoplasm
B. Round nucleus with visible nucleoli; indistinct and dispersed chromatin; blue cytoplasm
C. Coarse chromatin; ill-defined or absent nucleoli; pre-dominantly blue cytoplasm with pink tinge
D. Small nucleus; thick and condensed nuclear chromatin; no nucleoli; mixture of pink and blue cytoplasm

Answer 3

A. Solid, blue-black degenerated nucleus with nonlinear clumped chromatin pattern; no nucleoli; pink cytoplasm

Question 4

What is the sequence for the maturation pools of granulocyte production?
A. Maturation, proliferation, storage, functional (or marginated) pool
B. Proliferation, maturation, storage, functional (or marginated) pool
C. Storage, maturation, proliferation, functional (or marginated) pool
D. Functional (or marginated) pool, storage, proliferation, maturation

Answer 4

B. Proliferation, maturation, storage, functional (or marginated) pool

Question 5

What is the proper cell sequence of granulocytopoiesis?

Answer 5

Myeloblast, promyelocyte, myelocyte, metamyelocyte, band, segmented cell

Question 6

What granulocytic cell has a kidney shaped nucleus with clumped chromatin and small, pink, secondary granules with few primary dark granules?

Answer 6

Metamyelocyte

Question 7

What granulocytic cell has large, abundant, violet blue or purple black granules?

Answer 7

Basophil

Question 8

What is the proper cell sequence for the monocyte-macrophage phagocytic system?

Answer 8

Monoblast, promonocyte, monocyte, macrophage

Question 9

Which cell classification is described by the following statements: second most numerous cell in the blood; usually small and round; intensely blue cytoplasm; and nucleus with clumped dark purple chromatin?

Answer 9

Lymphocyte

Question 10

What is the average blood volume?

Answer 10

4 to 6 L

Question 11

A plasma protein can be..

Answer 11

Fibrinogen, globulin, albumin

Question 12

What percent of the blood volume represents the formed elements?

Answer 12

45%

Question 13

Neutrophil segmented cells

Answer 13

50-70%

Question 14

Neutrophil band cells

Answer 14

2-6%

Question 15

Eosinophil

Answer 15

0-4%

Question 16

Lymphocytes

Answer 16

20-40%

Question 17

Monocytes

Answer 17

2-9%