November 2019 SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (20 MARKS) CHOOSE ONE BEST STATEMENT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. The liquid portion of the blood is referred to as (A) plasma* (B) platelet (C) buffy coat (D) haematein 2. A common site for haematopoiesis in adults is the (A) liver (B) thymus (C) yolk sac (D) bone marrow* 3. White blood cells with coarse, strongly basophilic cytoplasmic granules are (A) basophils*--C blue-black, N dark purplish blue, bi-lobed, S shape (B) monocytes--C bluish grey, N dark purple/blue, horseshoe shape (C) eosinophils-C bright orange-pink, N purple, bi-lobed (D) neutrophils--multi-lobed, lysosome granules, C pinkish purple, N purple 4. The primary function of anticoagulants is to (A) make blood lyses faster (B) dilute blood before testing (C) prevent blood from clotting* (D) prevent the growth of bacteria 5. Which of the following anticoagulants acts by inhibiting thrombin formation? (A) EDTA--purple, CBC, insoluble Ca salt (B) heparin*--green (C) sodium ci...