Instructions: For each histology question, pick the one best answer. This histology test bank is also useful for the histology questions on the USMLE (USMLE step 1). Click here for answers.
1.
Which of the four basic tissue types does blood belong to?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Muscle
d. Nervous tissue
2.
Which of the following formed elements do not contain a nucleus?
a. Platelets
b. Erythrocytes
c. Leukocytes
d. Monocytes
e. Both a and b
3.
What comes from a megakaryocyte?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Basophils
c. Erythrocytes
d. Monocytes
e. Platelets
4.
In a healthy adult, which leukocyte is the most abundant in a peripheral smear of blood?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Basophils
c. Neutrophils
d. Monocytes
e. Eosinophils
5.
Which of the following are not granulocytes?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Neutrophils
c. PMNs
d. Eosinophils
e. Basophils
6.
Which of the following is a granulocyte?
a. Thrombocyte
b. Lymphocyte
c. Eosinophil
d. Monocyte
e. Erythrocyte
7.
Which of the following is NOT a term used for a neutrophil?
a. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
b. Polys
c. PMN
d. NP
e. Polymorph
8.
Which leukocyte has a multi-lobed nucleus typically consisting of 3–5 lobes?
a. Neutrophil
b. Lymphocyte
c. Monocyte
d. Eosinophil
e. Basophil
9.
Which cell has large blue granules, often obscuring the nucleus?
a. Neutrophil
b. Lymphocytes
c. Monocytes
d. Eosinophil
e. Basophils
10.
Which of the following is not considered a "formed element"?
a. Plasma
b. Erythrocytes
c. Platelets
d. Leukocytes
e. Red blood cells
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