WBC Differential
Authored by Kimberly Land
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This quiz focuses on hematology, specifically the identification and classification of blood cells through microscopic analysis. Designed for college-level students, this assessment requires advanced understanding of cellular morphology and the ability to distinguish between different types of white blood cells, red blood cell abnormalities, and other blood components. Students must demonstrate mastery of identifying eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, segmented neutrophils, lymphocytes, and reactive lymphocytes based on their distinctive cellular features such as nuclear segmentation, cytoplasm characteristics, and granulation patterns. The quiz also tests knowledge of red blood cell descriptive terminology including hypochromic conditions and cellular size variations, as well as recognition of specialized cells like nucleated red blood cells, platelet clumps, and smudge cells. Success on this assessment demands strong foundational knowledge in cell biology, histology, and clinical laboratory science principles. Created by Kimberly Land, a Biology teacher in US who teaches grade 13. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing visual identification skills essential in clinical laboratory training and advanced biology coursework. The assessment works particularly well as a formative evaluation following laboratory sessions where students have examined blood smears under microscopy, allowing them to test their ability to distinguish cellular morphology without the pressure of a high-stakes exam. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a warm-up activity before practical laboratory exams, as homework following hematology lectures, or as review material when preparing students for certification exams in medical technology programs. The visual-based questions align with Next Generation Science Standards HS-LS1-2, which emphasizes developing and using models to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems, and supports college-level laboratory science standards that require students to analyze and interpret biological data through direct observation and classification.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is this white blood cell?
Eosinophil
Basophil
Monocyte
Segmented Neutrophil
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is this white blood cell?
Basophil
Eosinophil
Monocyte
Segmented neutrophil
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What descriptive term would you use for these red blood cells?
hypochromic
hyperchromic
microcytic
anicytosis
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of white blood cell is this?
monocyte
lymphocyte
nucleated RBC
segmented neutrophil
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of white blood cell is this?
segmented neutrophil
monocyte
lymphocyte
basophil
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NGSS.MS-LS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is dark cell in the center?
lymphocyte
monocyte
basiphil
nucleated red blood cell
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the clusters of cells at the arrows?
lymphocytes
smudge cells
megakaryocytes
platelet clumps
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