Chapter 9

Match the term to its definition.

Erythrocyte

a. Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity

b. Platelet

c. White blood cell

d. Red blood cell

d. Red blood cell

Match the term to its definition.

Leukocyte

a. Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity

b. Platelet

c. White blood cell

d. Red blood cell

c. White blood cell

Match the term to its definition

Thrombocyte

a. Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity

b. Platelet

c. White blood cell

d. Red blood cell

b. Platelet

Match the term to its definition.

Hemoglobin

a. Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity

b. Platelet

c. White blood cell

d. Red blood cell

a. Iron-based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity

True or False: Lymphomas are benign neoplasms of the spleen.

False

Infectious mononucleosis may be caused by:

a. a neoplastic proliferation of lymphatic tissues

b. kissing

c. a spontaneous genetic defect

d. the Epstein-Barr virus

d. the Epstein-Barr virus

In a normal person, the white blood cell count is:

a. 150,000 to 400,000/mm³

b. 14 to 15 grams/mm³

c. 4.5 to 6 million/mm³

d. 5000 to 10,000/mm³

d. 5000 to 10,000/mm³

True or False: Eosinophils are white blood cells that defend the body against bacteria.

False

True or False: Of the anemias, spherocytosis produces the most severe radiographic abnormalities.

False

Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is characterized by:

a. splenomegaly

b. obstruction of the small intestine

c. asymmetric, bilaterally enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes

d. bone erosion in the thoracic spine

c. asymmetric, bilaterally enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes

True or False: Platelets are essential to the blood clotting process.

True

Iron deficiency anemia usually results from:

a. defective red blood cells

b. chronic blood loss

c. neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

d. defective hemoglobin

b. chronic blood loss

Leukocytes are:

a. white blood cells

b. red blood cells

c. cells essential to the formation of blood clots

d. cells essential to carrying oxygen to body tissues

a. white blood cells

True or False: An erythrocyte is a red blood cell.

True

A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed:

a. mononucleosis

b. polycythemia

c. lymphoma

d. leukemia

d. leukemia

A decrease in the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood is termed:

a. polycythemia

b. spherocytosis

c. leukemia

d. anemia

d. anemia

Match the disease to its cause.

Thalassemia

a. Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow

b. Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

c. Hemolytic anemia

d. Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system

c. Hemolytic anemia

Match the disease to its cause.

Leukemia

a. Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow

b. Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

c. Hemolytic anemia

d. Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system

b. Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

Match the disease to its cause.

Primary polycythemia

a. Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow

b. Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

c. Hemolytic anemia

d. Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system

a. Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow

Match the disease to its cause.

Hodgkin’s disease

a. Neoplastic hyperplasia of bone marrow

b. Neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells

c. Hemolytic anemia

d. Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system

d. Neoplasm of lymphoreticular system

True or False: A hereditary defect that causes abnormal red blood cell production is the most common cause of anemia.

False

Aplastic anemia results from:

a. abnormal, defective hemoglobin

b. long-term inadequate oxygen supply

c. hyperplasia of bone marrow

d. failure of bone marrow to function

d. failure of bone marrow to function

A hematologic disorder characterized by hyperplasia of the bone marrow (neoplastic) that results in increased production of erythrocytes, granulocytes, and platelets defines:

a. hemolytic anemia

b. pernicious anemia

c. hemophilia

d. polycythemia vera

d. polycythemia vera

Match the disease to its cause.

Hemophilia

a. Iron deficiency

b. Virus

c. Platelet deficiency

d. Inherited anomaly

d. Inherited anomaly

Match the disease to its cause.

Purpura

a. Iron deficiency

b. Virus

c. Platelet deficiency

d. Inherited anomaly

c. Platelet deficiency

Match the disease to its cause.

Anemia

a. Iron deficiency

b. Virus

c. Platelet deficiency

d. Inherited anomaly

a. Iron deficiency

Match the disease to its cause.

Mononucleosis

a. Iron deficiency

b. Virus

c. Platelet deficiency

d. Inherited anomaly

b. Virus

An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically only in males is termed:

a. hemophilia

b. leukemia

c. mononucleosis

d. polycythemia

a. hemophilia

A deficiency in the number of platelets is called:

a. ecchymoses

b. hemophilia

c. leukemia

d. purpura

d. purpura

True or False: Leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells.

True

True or False: Purpura is a disease that results in spontaneous hemorrhages in the skin, mucosa of the mouth, and internal organs.

True

In a normal person, the red blood cell count is:

a. 4.5 to 6 million/mm³

b. 5000 to 10,000/mm³

c. 14 to 15 g/mm³

d. 150,000 to 400,000/mm³

a. 4.5 to 6 million/mm³

A biconcave, disk-shaped blood cell without a nucleus that contains hemoglobin is a(n):

a. eosinophil

b. monocyte

c. leukocyte

d. erythrocyte

d. erythrocyte

True or False: Sickle cell anemia is a type of aplastic anemia.

False