Chapter 25: Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia

Chapter 25: Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Ascorbic acid influences iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract by

1. forming an insoluble iron-chelate
2. oxidizing iron to the ferric state
3. reducing iron to the ferrous state
4. stimulating the iron transport protein
5. activating haem oxidase

Answer c: reducing iron to the ferrous state

1. Neural tube birth defects can be prevented by the administration to pregnant women of

1. folic acid
2. cyanocobalamin
3. ferrous gluconate
4. epoetin
5. filgrastim

Answer a: folic acid

1. Desferrioxamine is administered for the purpose of treating

1. iron deficiency anemia
2. megaloblastic anemia
3. pernicious anemia
4. iron toxicity
5. hemosiderosis

Answer d: iron toxicity

1. Persons with an elevated blood level of methylmalonyl-Coenzyme A may have a deficiency of

1. erythropoietin
2. iron
3. formyl-tetrahydrofolic acid
4. colony-stimulating factors
5. vitamin B₁₂

Answer e: vitamin B₁₂