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1. MPV is an assessment for d. A and B

a. Platelet count 10. A well-defined hof and a cart wheel like pattern
b. Platelet size of chromatin are characterized
c. Platelet morphology a. Macrophages
d. All of the above b. Plasma cells
2. Largest cells in the bone marrow c. Megakaryocyte
a. Myeloblast d. Mast cells
b. Megakaryoblast 11. A single megakaryocyte can produce how
c. Megakaryocyte many platelets
d. Normoblast a. 1,000 - 3,000
3. Youngest cell to appear in peripheral blood b. 5,000 - 7,000
smear, with its characteristic sausage shape c. 4,000 - 6,000
nucleus d. 2,000 - 4,000
a. Myelocyte 12. Number of platelet stages
b. Metamyelocyte a. Six
c. Band cell b. Seven
d. Segmenters c. Eight
4. What is the effect of microcytosis on platelets d. Nine
count using automated cell counters 13. Which anemia has red cell morphology similar
a. Spurious increase to that seen in iron deficiency anemia
b. Spurious decrease a. Sickle cell anemia
c. Variable b. Thalassemia
d. No effect c. Pernicious anemia
5. A patient with polycythemia vera who is treated d. Hereditary spherocytosis
by phlebotomy is most likely to develop a 14. Included in the 3 – part differential
deficiency of: a. Neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte
a. Vitamin B12 b. Granulocyte, lymphocyte, monocyte
b. Iron c. Neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil
c. Folic Acid d. Erythrocyte, leukocyte, thrombocyte
d. EPO 15. Microcytes are RBCs measuring less than ___
6. Which of the following is the best way to make µm in diameter
a blood smear a. 6
a. Smooth and rapid b. 9
b. Rapid c. 12
c. Smooth and slow d. 3
d. Slow 16. Stage in the myelocytic series wherein a given
7. A defective centrifuge was used to determine a granulocyte can be identified
hematocrit value. Which of the following a. Promyelocyte
parameters will not be affected? b. Myeloblast
a. MCH c. Myelocyte
b. MCHC d. Metamyelocyte
c. MCV 17. Which organ removes erythrocyte inclusion
d. RDW without destroying the cell
8. Nonspecific granules appear at what stage of a. Liver
the myelocytic series b. Kidney
a. Myeloblast c. Spleen
b. Myelocyte d. Lymph nodes
c. Promyelocyte 18. On a well-stained blood smear of a normal
d. Juvenile platelet, there should be how many platelets in
9. Granulocyte NK cell marker each oil immersion field?
a. CD 16 a. 8-20
b. CD 56 b. 6-8
c. CD 34 c. 4-5
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d. 5-10 28. Hemoglobin determination in

19. The platelet parameter PDW refer to the spectrophotometer is read at __ nm
a. Average platelet volume a. 450
b. Cell weight versus density b. 540
c. Variation in platelet size c. 340
d. Capacity to adhere to foreign substances d. 480
20. Stage in the megakaryocytic series where 29. Also called poached cell volume
thrombocytes are visible a. Blood indices
a. Metamegakaryocyte b. Hematocrit
b. Megakaryocyte c. Hemoglobin
c. Megakaryoblast d. Reticulocyte
d. Promegakaryocyte 30. Buffy coat mostly contains
21. This cell has a coarse, partially clumped a. RBCs
chromatin with a 'wheel spoke' pattern; nucleoli b. WBC
are present but not always visible: c. Platelets
a. Polychromatophilic normoblast d. RBC and WBC
b. Orthochromic normoblast 31. Polychromatophilic erythrocytes is also known
c. Basophilic normoblast as
d. Pronormoblast a. Erythroblast
22. Platelet estimate of 200,000 - 400,000/µL b. Reticulocytes
a. Low normal c. EPO
b. Normal d. CFU-S
c. Slightly increased 32. Platelets are involved in ___ hemostasis
d. Slightly decreased a. Primary
23. Polychromasia grading: 3% of the cells are b. Secondary
polychromatophilic c. Tertiary
a. 1+ d. All of the above
b. 2+ 33. Normal size of RBC in micra
c. 3+ a. 5
d. 4+ b. 7
24. Polycythemia is a condition with ____ RBC c. 9
count d. 10
a. Increase 34. Macrophages are involved in
b. Decrease a. Phagocytosis in circulation
c. Normal b. Phagocytic cells in tissue
d. Either c. Either
25. In RBC counting dilution is done for manual d. Neither
counting at least ___ dilution factor 35. CLL is a disease involved with
a. 1:100 a. Neutrophils
b. 1:1000 b. RBC
c. 1:10 c. Lymphocyte
d. 1:1 d. Monocyte
26. Principle of coulter counter 36. Increase lymphocytes is seen in
a. Flow cytometry a. Bacterial infection
b. Impedance b. Viral infection
c. Nephelometry c. Immunodeficient patient
d. Chemiluminescence d. Parasitic infection
27. Drabkin’s reagent is used in counting 37. Granulated WBC with orange red granules
a. WBC a. Neutrophils
b. RBC b. Basophils
c. Platelet c. Eosinophils
d. Hemoglobin d. Band cells
38. Normally neutrophils has ___ lobes in nucleus
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a. 1-2 b. GMP
b. 2-5 c. CFU-GEMM
c. 3-6 d. None of the above
d. 4-8 48. Stages in leukopoiesis that undergo mitosis
39. NSS is used to dilute what blood cells for pool except one
CBC? a. Segmented
a. RBC b. Myelocytes
b. WBC c. Band forms
c. Platelets d. Metamyelocytes
d. Reticulocytes 49. Stages in leukopoiesis that undergo cell
40. WBC is manually diluted with ___ solution for division
manual counting a. Segmented
a. Turks b. Myelocytes
b. Dacies c. Band forms
c. NSS d. Metamyelocyte
d. Drabkin’s reagent 50. Azurophilic granules can be seen in
41. Manual WBC is diluted within __ dilution factor a. Myelocyte
a. 10 b. Myeloblast
b. 100 c. Either
c. 20 d. Neither
d. 200 51. In leukopoiesis, this is the final stage in which
42. Reticulocytes are being performed to ____ cell division occurs
a. Identify RBC counting a. Segmented
b. Measure effectiveness of blood b. Myelocytes
production c. Myeloblast
c. Assess anemia d. Promyelocytes
d. Rule out blood dyscrasia 52. Granules present in myeloblast
43. Q flagged in automation for blood counting a. primary
indicates ___ b. Secondary
a. Normal results c. Either
b. Sample is unreadable d. Neither
c. Sample is diluted 53. In leukopoiesis tertiary granules is present in
d. Results are too high which required a. Segmented
corrective procedures b. Metamyelocytes
44. Cytoplasm of neutrophils is colored c. Myeloblast
a. Red d. Promyelocytes
b. Pink 54. Neutrophils consists of ____ lobes in its
c. Blue nucleus
d. Violet a. 2
45. In differential counting this cell is the most b. 6
numerous ___ c. 1
a. Lymphocytes d. 8
b. Neutrophils 55. Gelatinase enzymes is present in
c. Monocytes a. Azurophilic
d. Eosinophils b. Specific
46. In peripheral circulation, this cell is the largest c. Either
a. Lymphocyte d. Neither
b. Neutrophils
c. Monocyte 56. Secretory granules present in
d. Eosinophils a. Bands
47. Major cytokine responsible for stimulation of b. Myelocytes
granulocyte production c. Myeloblast
a. G-CSF d. Promyelocytes
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57. This WBC increases in bacterial infection 67. The stage in megakaryopoiesis MK III is also
a. Lymphocyte known as
b. Neutrophils a. Megakaryoblast
c. Monocytes b. Promegakaryocyte
d. Eosinophils c. Megakaryocyte
58. This WBC increases in helminthic infection d. Platelet
a. Lymphocytes 68. Endomitosis is present in
b. Neutrophils a. Megakaryoblast
c. Monocytes b. Promegakaryocyte
d. Eosinophils c. Megakaryocyte
59. In differential count, normally eosinophils can d. Platelet
be counted ___ per WBC 69. Platelets are difficult to count due to
a. 5 a. This are very small
b. 3 b. Adhere to one another
c. 15 c. Resembles like macrophages
d. 50 d. All of the above
60. The following are cytokines involved in 70. Azurophilic granules is/are present
eosinophil development except: a. Megakaryoblast
a. IL 5 b. Megakaryocytes
b. IL 3 c. Either
c. IL 10 d. Neither
d. GM CSF 71. Known as the Godfather cell
61. Eosinophil increases in a. Pluripotent
a. Bacterial infections b. Totipotent
b. Asthma c. CFU-GEMM
c. HIV d. Progenitor cells
d. Tuberculosis 72. Stem cell that will give rise to lymphocytes
62. Has a kidney shaped nucleus a. Myeloid
a. Lymphocytes b. Lymphoid
b. Neutrophils c. CFU-GEMM
c. Monocytes d. CFU-s
d. Eosinophils 73. Precursor of RBC
63. Promonocytes produces ___ monocytes a. Erythroblast
a. 2 b. Myeloblast
b. 3 c. Megakaryoblasts
c. 4 d. Monoblasts
d. 5 74. Cytokines are
64. Macrophages in the nervous system is also a. Glycolipids
called b. Glycoproteins
a. Kuffper c. Phospholipid
b. Langerhans d. Polysaccharide
c. Microglial 75. CFU are also called
d. Dendritic a. Pluripotent
65. Charcot Leyden crystals are prominent in b. Totipotent
a. Helminthic infections c. Progenitor cells
b. Bacterial infections d. cytokines
c. Viral infections
d. Fungal infections
66. Antibodies are formed from
a. T cells
b. B cells
c. NK cells
d. T and B cells