Medical Terminology Quiz

What does the term "basophil" refer to?

• A substance that works against coagulation

• A white blood cell with dark-staining granules that have an affinity for basic dyes

• A disease of the clotting process

• A deficiency in iron in serum

What is "cytology" the study of?

• Blood cells

• Cells

• Clotting cells

• Serum iron levels

What is "leukopenia" characterized by?

• High white blood cell count

• Deficiency in white blood cells

• Increase in red blood cells

• Increase in clotting cells

What does "thrombocytopenia" indicate?

• Increase in red blood cells

• Increase in white blood cells

• Deficiency of clotting cells

• Excess of clotting cells

What is the function of "hemoglobin"?

• It is a white blood cell

• It is a clotting factor

• It enables the cell to carry oxygen

• It destroys antigens

What is "thrombolytic therapy" used for?

• Increasing white blood cell count

• Treating anemia

• Destroying blood clots

• Removing plasma from blood

What does the term 'myeloid' refer to?

• Formation of erythrocytes.

• Increase in numbers of eosinophils.

• Derived from bone marrow.

• Large cell in blood and tissues that eats (engulfs) other cells.

What is 'thrombosis'?

• Increase in numbers of neutrophils.

• Abnormal condition of clotting.

• Deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells).

• Stoppage of the flow of blood.

What does 'granulocytopenia' indicate?

• Deficiency of all (blood) cells.

• Formation of blood cells.

• Deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells).

• Separation of proteins in a solution.

What is 'pancytopenia'?

• Formation of bone marrow.

• Deficiency of all (blood) cells.

• Increase in numbers of eosinophils.

• Formation of erythrocytes.