Blood

Question 1

Antibodies

Answer 1

Substances that is made by the body’s immune system response to an antigen

Question 2

Agglutinate

Answer 2

Clumping of the blood

Question 3

Universal blood donor and recipient

Answer 3

Universal blood donor: O positive

Universal blood recipient: AB+

Question 4

Albumins

Answer 4

Plasma proteins that help retain water

Question 5

Globulins

Answer 5

Plasma proteins that include antibodies that help protect us from infections

Question 6

Erythrocytes

Answer 6

Red blood cells

Question 7

Leukocytes

Answer 7

White blood cells

Question 8

Thrombocytes

Answer 8

Platelets

Question 9

Hyperchromic

Answer 9

Red blood cells that are too red because of too much hemoglobin

Question 10

Hypochromic

Answer 10

Red blood cells without enough red hemoglobin

Question 11

Macrocidic

Answer 11

Red blood cells are too large

Question 12

Microcidic

Answer 12

Red blood cells that are too small

Question 13

Histamine

Answer 13

Chemicals released by certain white blood cells that start the inflammatory response

Question 14

Heparin

Answer 14

Chemical released by certain white blood cells during the inflammatory response that helps prevent the blood from clotting as it flows through capillaries

Question 15

Neutrophils

Answer 15

Most numerous, granular white blood cells (a type of phagocyte)

Question 16

Eosinophils

Answer 16

Granular white blood cells that are phagocytes with certain parasites and parasitic worms and are involved in allergic reactions

Question 17

Monocytes

Answer 17

Largest white blood cells–non granular and are very aggressive phagocytes

Question 18

Basophils

Answer 18

Granular white blood cells that release histamine and heparins

Question 19

Polycythemia

Answer 19

A serious blood disorder with dramatic increases of red blood cells

Question 20

Hemorrhagic anemia

Answer 20

A decrease in red blood cells due to injury or a surgery gone bad

Question 21

Aplastic anemia

Answer 21

A serious blood disorder with abnormally low red blood count due to the destruction of the bone marrow, usually because of chemical toxins or radiation

Question 22

Pernicious anemia

Answer 22

Blood disorder from B12 deficiency

Question 23

Folate deficiency anemia

Answer 23

Deficiency of B9

Question 24

Iron deficiency anemia

Answer 24

Most common nutritional deficiency–lack of iron

Question 25

Sickle cell anemia

Answer 25

Blood disorder among African Americans–causes disformed red blood cells that can’t carry oxygen

Question 26

Thalassemia

Answer 26

Blood disorder among Mediterranean people–caused by production of abnormal and short lived microcidic or very small blood cells

Question 27

Leukopenia

Answer 27

Abnormally low white blood cell count

Question 28

Leukocytosis

Answer 28

Abnormally high white blood cell count

Question 29

Multiple myeloma

Answer 29

Cancer of the B lymphocytes that occurs commonly in people over the age of 65

Question 30

Leukemia

Answer 30

General term describing for types of white blood cell cancer

Question 31

B lymphocytes

Answer 31

Non-granular white blood cells that release antibodies that destroy specific bacteria, viruses, chemical toxins, or other foreign substances

Question 32

T-lymphocytes

Answer 32

Non-granular white blood cells that are memory cells and trigger the immune system

Question 33

Prothrombin

Answer 33

The other plasma protein involved in blood clotting

Question 34

Acidosis

Answer 34

Sickness when your blood pH levels decrease towards 7

Question 35

Erythroblastosis fetalis

Answer 35

Mother’s Begative RH antibodies attacks the fetus’ positive RH cells

Question 36

Plasma

Answer 36

The liquid part of the blood