RBC Morphology MCQs Mock Test for Lab Technologists and Students

Acanthocytes are seen in:

Rouleaux formation is caused by:

Which condition is associated with microcytosis and hypochromia?

Howell-Jolly bodies are remnants of:

Malaria infection may cause:

RBC agglutination on a peripheral smear suggests:

Supravital stains (e.g., methylene blue) are used to detect:

Cabot rings are seen in:

Hypochromic RBCs have:

Which inclusion is seen in G6PD deficiency after oxidative stress?

Which RBC shape is associated with hereditary elliptocytosis?

Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) shows:

Ovalocytes are characteristic of

Hemoglobin C crystals appear as:

Dacrocytes (teardrop cells) are classic for:

Which anemia shows dimorphic RBC population (two distinct cell sizes)?

Heinz bodies are detected with:

Pappenheimer bodies are composed of:

Hyperchromic RBCs are seen in:

Acanthocytes (spur cells) are seen in:

Howell-Jolly bodies are seen post-splenectomy because:

Stomatocytes are RBCs with a:

Schistocytes are best identified using:

Basophilic stippling is associated with:

Microcytic RBCs are typically seen in:

Basophilic stippling is caused by:

Sickle cells (drepanocytes) require which condition to form?

Cabot rings are thought to be remnants of:

Sickle cells (drepanocytes) are characteristic of:

Normocytic RBCs have an MCV in the range of:

Which RBC inclusion is composed of denatured hemoglobin?

False spherocytes may be caused by:

Heinz bodies are formed due to:

Teardrop cells (dacrocytes) are seen in:

Which condition causes HbH inclusions (golf ball-like aggregates)?

Echinocytes (burr cells) differ from acanthocytes because they:

Rouleaux formation is seen in:

Osmotic fragility testing is diagnostic for:

Which stain is used to confirm iron in Pappenheimer bodies?

Polychromasia indicates:

Target cells (codocytes) are associated with:

Which condition shows bite cells and blister cells?

The term for RBCs with abnormal shapes is:

Macrocytosis is commonly associated with:

Lead poisoning is associated with:

Schistocytes are fragmented RBCs seen in:

Burr cells (echinocytes) are associated with:

Spherocytes are seen in:

Pappenheimer bodies stain positive with:

What is the term for RBCs of unequal size?