Anatomy & Physiology: Quiz: Blood Formation

Quiz: Blood Formation

1. Hemopoiesis is __________, homeostasis is __________, and hemostais is __________.

a. blood formation; a process of maintaining a steady state; blood clotting

b. a process of maintaining a steady state; blood formation; blood clotting

c. blood clotting; blood formation; a process of maintaining a steady state

2. During hemopoiesis a specific stem cell will differentiate into other stem cells resulting in all the different cellular components of blood. Which of the following is the name of this original stem cell?

a. normoblast

b. erythroblast

c. hemocytoblast

3. During the process of erythropoiesis, all of the following are ejected from the developing erythrocyte except __________.

a. nucleus

b. hemoglobin

c. organelles

4. During the process of erythropoiesis, the developing erythrocytes go through a variety of stages. During one stage the cells are called young or immature erythrocytes, otherwise known as __________.

a. reticulocytes

b. erythroblasts

c. proerythrocytes

5. Erythropoietin is a chemical that is involved in starting the process of erythropoiesis. Erythropoietin is a(n) __________ produced by the __________.

a. enzyme; liver

b. vitamin; spleen

c. hormone; kidneys

6. Which of the following stimulates the release of erythropoietin?

a. decreased amount of vitamin B12

b. excess amount of oxygen going to the kidneys

c. decreased amount of oxygen going to the kidneys

7. Which of the following would NOT result in the release of more erythropoietin from the kidney?

a. being on an oxygen respirator

b. decrease in oxygen intake

c. decrease in erythrocyte formation

8. Hemocytoblasts can differentiate and turn into stem cells called myeloblasts. Myeloblasts will then turn into all of the following leukocytes EXCEPT __________.

a. lymphocytes

b. neutrophils

c. eosinophils

9. “Poeisis” is a suffix that means “the formation of.” Therefore, leucopoiesis would be the formation of __________.

a. platelets

b. red blood cells

c. white blood cells

10. Megakaryoblasts develop from hemocytoblasts and are involved in the process of __________.

a. hemostasis

b. leukopoiesis

c. thrombopoiesis