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6. The circulating white blood cells which are fewest in number are the
 

a. monocytes
b. neutrophils
c. basophils
d. lymphocytes
e. eosinophils

 
7. Myelopoiesis refers to the formation of
 

a. erythrocytes, granulocytes and agranulocytes
b. erythrocytes only
c. mononuclear cells only
d. both erythrocytes and granulocytes
e. neutrophilic leukocytes only

 
8. The largest cell typically present in bone marrow is the

a. megakaryocyte
b. fixed reticular cell
c. myeloblast
d. proerythroblast
e. reticulocyte

 
9. Long bone grows in length as a result of
 

a. removal of calcified cartilage
b. endochondral deposition of bone tissue
c. interstitial growth of cartilage tissue
d. appositional deposition of bone tissue
e. interstitial growth of bone tissue

 
10. Which one of the following tissues is reduced in amount during the termination of the

growth of an individual?

a. fibrocartilage
b. elastic cartilage
c. lamellar bone
d. cancellous bone
e. hyaline cartilage

11. Sharpey's fibers represent
 

a. the innervation of the bone tissue
b. periosteal fibers
c. sharp spines of the stratum spinosum cells
d. collagen(ic) fibers attaching tendons and ligaments to bone
e. collagen(ic) fibers binding lamellae together