In high altitudes, the hemoglobin value is:

The hemoglobin types found in a normal adult are:

The polypeptide chains of hemoglobin A are composed of:

The heme portion of the hemoglobin molecule consists of:

In the breakdown of RBCs, bilirubin is:

Which of the following contain or are erythrocytic inclusions of RNA and can be ovserved by staining with new methylene blue?

The simplest method for detecting increased RBC production is:

The type of staining we use to stain reticulocytes is called

A reticulocyte, when properly stained, exhibits:

The dark blue staining of reticulum in the reticulocyte, with new methylene blue N stain, is due to:

The cheif function of the platelet is to:

Using the brilliant cresyl blue preparation for reticulocytes, they may be confused with:

The precursor of the platelet is:

The term thrombocytopenia indicates a/an:

The normal number of thrombocytes per ul is:

In allergic conditions, we commonly finnd an increase of:

The nucleus of a cell consists primarily of

RBC production is initiated by the hormone:

The five types of leukocytes found in normal peripheral blood are:

An increased of total leukocytes over the normal is called:

The cell that functions in the defensive mechanism of the body during infection is:

The cell that functions as a plug at the site of bleeding is the:

The smallest % of normal cells in a differential count is:

Polychromatopohilic erythrocytes are also called:

Compared with adults, a one-year-old child should show a relatively increased proportion of the following in the peripheral blood

Which of the following becomes a tissue macrophage after a brief stay in the blood?

As red cells mature, the nucleus becomes:

As red blood cells mature, the cytoplasm becomes more:

A synonym for metarubricyte is

In the erythrocyte series, a committed stem cell will differentiate into a

Red blood cells which are larger than 8.1 microns are called:

Which red cells is not a biconcave disc?

Cells with oval or slit-like central pallor are called:

Fragments of red blood cells are called:

The predominant cell ovserved in Hemoglobin C disease is:

The first cell affected by an increase in % in a “shift to the left” is:

Mast cells found in the tissues resemble:

The immediate precursor of the metamyelocyte is a:

The most mature white cell to undergo mitosis is:

The white cell that contains digestive enzymes most effective at destroying bacteria is the:

Which cell is not easily distinguishable from a lymphoblast?

A white cells with non-specific granules is a

A white cells with lysosomes containg histamine, peroxidase, and acid hydrolases is a/an:

A white cells whods granules contain heparin, histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine is a/an:

Most lymphocytes in the circulating blood are:

Atypical lymphocytes were first classified by:

The cell that synthesize immunoglobins is a/an:

Platelets are direct fragments of the:

Darker granules found in the neutrophil are called

Inclusions made up of aggregates of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RNA that are similar to inclusions seen in May Hegglin anomaly are:

Auer rods are found only in:

An inclusion found in the white blood cells is:

In the osmotic fragility test, the reagent used is:

The period of useful function of the red cell in the peripheral blood is:

Bone marrow aspirations, in an adult, can be obtained from which bone?

The four layers observed, after centrifuging on bone marrow, from top to bottom are:

In a bone marrow sample, the myeloid-erythroid (M-E ratio range is:

The cell count on a cerebrospinal fluid specimen should be performed as soon as possible after collection because cells begin to deteriorate within ______ of collection.

Xanthochromia in a spinal fluid usually indicates

Microsampling on a newborn infant is usually taken from:

Venipuncture is usually performed on the

EDTA inhibits blood from clotting by

Heparin inhibits the clotting of fresh whole blood by inhibiting the production of:

Clots present in blood samples will give you a/an:

The buffy coat is composed of:

The factor which increases the sedimentation rate the most is:

The most important factor determining an ESR is:

The cyanmethemoglobin procedure measures all hemoglobins except:

Which of the following best defines the principle of the cyanmethemoglobin method?

The methodology commonly used to read a cyanmethemoglobin test is:

Hemoglobin values are commonly expressed in:

The hematocrit is the

The spun hematocrit procedure can be affected by the:

As a rough estimation, how should hemoglobin and hematocrit value compare?

Using an ocular of 10X, when using hte low power objective, the object is magnified a total of:

Statistical methods are used to:

In quality control, accuracy refers to:

In quality control, “trends” refers to:

The acid-serum and sugar-water tests are used to detect:

Plasmodium species are confirmed by observing with:

The periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS is positive due to the presence of:

The special stain for observing siderocytes, sideroblast, iron stores and granules is:

Low scores on a leukocyte alkaline phosphatase stain indicate:

The osmotic fragility test will show a greater increase of hemolysis than normal in:

In hemoglobin electrophoresis, with alkaline buffer (pH 8.4, the amino acids:

Hemoglobin A migrates faster than

Which of the following conditions would introduce a source of error into a hemocytometer cell count?

Acceptable limits of a control value must fall:

In the improved Neubauer ruling, the 400 small squares are composed of:

In charging the couting chamber, allow the first few drops from the pipette to:

The solutions used as diluents in red cell counting are:

An iron protein complex which combines with oxygen and carbon dioxide is:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of platelets?

Round, purple staining nuclear fragments in the red cell are called:

Red cells which exhibit punctuate iron are called:

In a Wright’s stain essentially mature red cells with RNA are called:

Formation of granulocytic cells takes place in the:

Clotting may be observed in cerebrospinal fluid due to:

The normal cell count from a lumbar spine puncture is:

The largest blood cell found in the bone marrow is a