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Red Blood Cell Life Cycle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

During phase 3 of the production of erythrocytes, the ejection of nucleus is from _______ and formation of _______.

a)

normoblasts, erythrocytes

b)

normoblasts, reticulocytes

c)

hemocytoblasts, proerythroblasts

d)

erythroblasts, normoblasts

2.

An early site of erythropoiesis during embryonic development is _______.

a)

bone marrow only

b)

yolk sac and bone marrow

c)

yolk sac and liver

d)

liver and bone marrow

3.

What are Juvenile RBCs?

a)

Reticulocyte

b)

Erythrocyte

c)

Hemocytoblast

d)

Proerythroblast

4.

EPO release is triggered by _______.

a)

increased RBCs due to Hypoxia

b)

increased oxygen availability

c)

increased haemoglobin per RBC

d)

increased tissue demand for oxygen

5.

What organ releases the hormone erythropoietin (EPO)?

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Liver

c)

Lungs

d)

Kidney

6.

What is Erythropoiesis?

a)

The formation of mature leukocytes

b)

The formation of mature erythrocytes

c)

The formation of mature blood cells

d)

The formation of mature erythrocytes and leukocytes

7.

Erythropoiesis is important to _______.

a)

maintain the oxygen level in the body

b)

increase the oxygen level in the body

c)

decrease the oxygen level in the body

d)

replace the oxygen in the body

8.

What is the average lifespan of RBCs?

a)

110 days

b)

120 days

c)

130 days

d)

140 days

9.

What happens during phase 2 of the developmental pathway of erythrocytes production?

a)

Ribosome synthesis

b)

Hemoglobin accumulation

c)

Ejection of nucleus

d)

Losing the filamentous RNA

10.

Ribosome synthesis in early erythroblast becomes late erythroblast. Early erythroblast is also known as _______.

a)

basophilic erythroblast

b)

polychromatic erythroblast

c)

orthochromatic erythroblast

d)

multipotential hematopoietic stem cell