A Bone Marrow Sample from Patient X Has Abnormally-Low Numbers

question 37

Multiple Choice

A bone marrow sample from Patient X has abnormally-low numbers of megakaryocytes.What body process would you expect to be impaired in Patient X?

• A)transport of oxygen
• B)defense against foreign microorganisms
• C)blood clotting following injury to a blood vessel
• D)temperature regulation by vasoconstriction or vasodilation of superficial blood vessels
• E)maintaining normal osmotic balance between the blood and the interstitial fluids

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Definitions:

Midrange

A statistical measure that represents the halfway point between the smallest and largest values in a dataset.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics or values within an entire population.

Midrange

The statistical measure calculated by adding the highest and lowest values in a dataset and then dividing by two, indicating the midpoint of the data range.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how much the data points differ from the average.