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1) What is a neutrophil?
  1. A bacteria that prefers a neutral (pH 7) environment
  2. A type of coagulation factor in the blood
  3. A type of white blood cell
  4. An atom with more neutrons than electrons
 2) Which term means a low white blood cell count?
  1. Leukocytosis
  2. Leukodystrophy
  3. Leukopenia
  4. Leukoplakia
 3) Which coagulation pathway is also known as the contact activation pathway?
  1. Common pathway
  2. Extrinsic pathway
  3. Intrinsic pathway
  4. Tissue factor pathway
 4) Angiotensin-converting enzyme converts angiotensin I to:
  1. aldosterone
  2. angiotensin II
  3. angiotensin III
  4. renin
 5) What are the three major groups of plasma proteins?
  1. Albumin, fibrinogen, and globulin
  2. Albumin, globulin, and hemoglobin
  3. Fibrin, globulin, and albumin
  4. Insulin, glucagon, and hemoglobin
 6) In the process of hemostasis, which phase involves the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways?
  1. Clot formation phase
  2. Coagulation phase
  3. Platelet phase
  4. Vascular phase
 7) Which factor do damaged blood vessels release to activate the extrinsic pathway of coagulation?
  1. Factor VII
  2. Prothrombin
  3. Thrombin
  4. Tissue factor
 8) What is the first step of hemostasis?
  1. Blood coagulation
  2. Temporary blockage of a break by a platelet plug
  3. Vasoconstriction
  4. Vasodilation
 9) In hemostasis, which molecule polymerises to become the blood clot?
  1. Factor X
  2. Fibrin
  3. Plasmin
  4. Thrombin
 10) What does amylase break down?
  1. Fat
  2. Protein
  3. Starch
  4. Sugars
 11) Lipase breaks down:
  1. enzymes
  2. fats
  3. proteins
  4. red blood cells
 12) What is the preferred source of DNA for DNA testing?
  1. Plasma proteins
  2. Red blood cells
  3. Sweat
  4. White blood cells
 13) The absence of which antigen makes red blood cells resistant to Plasmodium vivax malaria?
  1. Duffy
  2. Kidd
  3. Lewis
  4. Rhesus
 14) Which two blood types can a type B− patient receive?
  1. B− and AB−
  2. B− and AB−
  3. B− and O−
  4. O− and O+
 15) A person's blood group is determined by:
  1. the antibodies circulating in their blood
  2. the antibodies on the surface of their red blood cells
  3. the antigens circulating in their blood
  4. the antigens on the surface of their red blood cells
 16) What does "Rhesus positive" mean?
  1. The antibodies in a pregnant woman's blood are destroying her baby's blood cells
  2. The person has a deficiency of Factor VIII, resulting in hemophilia
  3. The person has the D antigen on the surface of their red blood cells
  4. The person has the rhesus antibody in their blood
 17) A person who is blood group B has:
  1. A antigens and anti-A antibodies
  2. A antigens and anti-B antibodies
  3. B antigens and anti-A antibodies
  4. B antigens and anti-B antibodies
 18) People with type AB blood can only donate blood to people of which blood type?
  1. Type A
  2. Type AB
  3. Type B
  4. Type O
 19) Which blood type is the universal recipient?
  1. A+
  2. AB+
  3. B+
  4. O+
 20) Which proteins on the surface of red blood cells determine a person's ABO blood type?
  1. Agglutinins
  2. Antibodies
  3. Antigens
  4. Immunoglobulins
 21) What does a person with type A blood have on their red blood cells?
  1. A antigens
  2. B antigens
  3. Anti-A antibodies
  4. Anti-B antibodies
 22) A person with the A antigen on their red blood cells also has what in their blood?
  1. Anti-A antibodies
  2. Anti-B antibodies
  3. Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies
  4. B antigens
 23) Which of these cells is NOT found in blood?
  1. Basophils
  2. Erythrocytes
  3. Leukocytes
  4. Osteocytes
 24) Waht are the two most common types of white blood cells?
  1. Monocytes and eosinophils
  2. Monocytes and lymphocytes
  3. Neutrophils and basophils
  4. Neutrophils and lymphocytes
 25) Which blood cell has a multi-lobed nucleus and inconspicuous cytoplasmic granules, and is also the most common type of blood cell after red blood cells?
  1. Basophil
  2. Eosinophil
  3. Lymphocyte
  4. Neutrophil
 26) Which blood cells protect the body from pathogens and foreign cells?
  1. Erythrocytes
  2. Hemoglobin
  3. Leukocytes
  4. Platelets
 27) Serum and plasma both contain:
  1. clotting factors
  2. plasma proteins
  3. platelets
  4. red blood cells
 28) Which enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
  1. Renin
  2. Secretin
  3. Serotonin
  4. Thrombin
 29) What causes oncotic pressure in blood?
  1. Proteins in the blood
  2. Proteins in the interstitial fluid
  3. Sodium and chloride ions in the blood
  4. The water component of the blood
 30) Which of these is a formed element of blood?
  1. Electrolytes
  2. Fibrinogen
  3. Plasma proteins
  4. White blood cells
 31) What are formed elements?
  1. Blood cells
  2. Clotting factors
  3. Plasma proteins
  4. Serum antibodies
 32) What is another name for red blood cells?
  1. Eosinophils
  2. Erythrocytes
  3. Monocytes
  4. Thrombocytes
 33) What is the main task of red blood cells?
  1. To ensure hemostasis
  2. To provide immunity
  3. To stop bleeding by forming a clot over injuries
  4. To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
 34) What are red blood cells mainly composed of?
  1. Albumin
  2. Alpha- and beta- globulins
  3. Hemoglobin
  4. Mitochondria
 35) What are the two main types of lymphocytes?
  1. B cells and T cells
  2. Cytotoxic cells and helper cells
  3. Granulocytes and agranulocytes
  4. Macrophages and thrombocytes
 36) Which of these is a phagocyte?
  1. B cell
  2. Basophil
  3. Neutrophil
  4. T cell
 37) Identify the true statement about neutrophils.
  1. Neutrophils are part of the adaptive immune system
  2. Neutrophils are part of the innate immune system
  3. Neutrophils contain hemoglobin
  4. Neutrophils do not have a nucleus
 38) Which of these is NOT a type of white blood cell?
  1. Basophil
  2. Eosinophil
  3. Erythrocyte
  4. Neutrophil
 39) Which of these is a macrophage?
  1. Basophil
  2. Kupffer cell
  3. Megakaryocyte
  4. T cell
 40) Which is the least common white blood cell?
  1. Basophil
  2. Lymphocyte
  3. Neutrophil
  4. Thrombocyte
 41) What is the role of platelets in hemostasis?
  1. Converting prothrombin to thrombin
  2. Forming a plug at sites of bleeding
  3. Producing clotting factors
  4. Transporting oxygen
 42) Vitamin K:
  1. converts prothrombin to thrombin
  2. destroys fibrin which allows a clot to dissolve gradually
  3. is essential for the liver's production of prothrombin
  4. is water soluble

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