The field of medicine that deals with treating diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues

1. 
is called:

a. Pathology

b. Hematology

c. Oncology  

d. Serology

2.  What is the medical term used for mature red blood cells?

a. Eosinophil

b. Lymphocyte

c. Erythrocyte

d. Monocyte  

3.  Enlargement of lymph gland is termed as:

a. Coloscopy

b. Organomegaly

c. Orchiectomy

d. Adenopathy

4.  The process of blood-clotting is known as:

a. Agglutination

b. Coagulation

c. Laparotomy

d. Laparoscopy

5.  What are Roentgen rays commonly known as?

a. Beta-rays

b. Gamma-rays

c. X-rays

d. Alpha-rays

6.  Which cell type defends against parasites and allergic responses?

a. Basophils

b. Neutrophils

c. Eosinophils

d. Monocytes
7.  What is the function of Platelets?

a. They carry oxygen to cells

b. They promote blood-clotting

c. They defend against parasites

d. They promote blood-clotting after injury

8.  Which of the following are the major blood types?

a. B, A, and O positive

b. A, B, AB, and O positive

c. A negative, B, and O

d. A, B, AB, and O

9.  Oncology is:

a. The study of cancers

b. The study and treatment of cancers

c. The treatment of cancers

d. The study of cancers and blood tissues

10.  Cancer results from:

a. Excessive cell division

b. Absence of cell division

c. Decrease in cell division

d. None of the above

11.  An abnormal mass of tissue is called a:

a. Yolk sac

b. Sigmoid

c. Fibroid

d. Tumor

12.  Inflammation of one or more lymph nodes is termed as:

a. Lymphoma

b. Lymphadenitis

c. Lymphadenopathy

d. None of the above

13.  Which of the following conditions refers to Metastasis?

 a. Tumors containing fluid

b. Spread of a tumor from its original site to distant tissues or organs

c. Tumors that are harmless

d. Harmful tumors that do not spread  

14.  What is surgical removal of the spleen called?

a. Splenectemy

b. Spleenectomy

c. Hysterectomy

d. Splenectomy

15.  Any disorder of lymph nodes or lymphatic system is termed as:

a. Lymphatic Disorder

b. Lymphadenopathy

c. Lymphathy

d. Lymphoblasticity

16.  What is the rarest form of Leukemia?

a. AML

b. APL

c. ALL

d. ACL

17.  An anaplastic carcinoma composed of small cells

a. Non-small cell carcinoma

b. adenocarcinoma

c. small cell carcinoma

d. anaplastic carcinoma

Answers:
1. The field of medicine that deals with treating diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues is called:
Correct Answer: Hematology

2. What is the medical term used for mature red blood cells?

Correct Answer: Erythrocyte

3. Enlargement of lymph gland is termed as:

Correct Answer: Adenopathy

4. The process of blood-clotting is known as:

Correct Answer: Coagulation

5. What are Roentgen rays commonly known as?

Correct Answer: X-rays

6. Which cell type defends against parasites and allergic responses?

Correct Answer: Eosinophils

7. What is the function of Platelets?

Correct Answer: They promote blood-clotting after injury

8. Which of the following are the major blood types?

Correct Answer: A, B, AB, and O

9. Oncology is:

Correct Answer: The study and treatment of cancers

10. Cancer results from:

Correct Answer: Excessive cell division

11. An abnormal mass of tissue is called a:

Correct Answer: Tumor

12. Inflammation of one or more lymph nodes is termed as:

Correct Answer: Lymphadenitis

13. Which of the following conditions refers to Metastasis?

Correct Answer: Spread of a tumor from its original site to distant tissues or organs

14. What is surgical removal of the spleen called?

Correct Answer: Splenectomy
15. Any disorder of lymph nodes or lymphatic system is termed as:

Correct Answer: Lymphadenopathy

16. What is the rarest form of Leukemia?

Correct Answer: APL

17. An anaplastic carcinoma composed of small cells

Correct Answer: small cell carcinoma