Blood and Lymphatic System TERMS

Question 1

hematopoiesis

Answer 1

process by which bone marrow makes blood cells

Question 2

erythrocyte

Answer 2

red blood cell

Question 3

hemoglobin

Answer 3

enables RBCs to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 4

leukocyte

Answer 4

white blood cell

Question 5

phagocytosis

Answer 5

WBCs destroy bacteria by consuming them

Question 6

5 types of WBCs

Answer 6

Monocytes Eosinophils Lymphocytes Neutrophils Basophils

Question 7

thrombocyte

Answer 7

forms clots in the blood

Question 8

plasma

Answer 8

fluid of blood that transports cells

Question 9

spleen (location)

Answer 9

left upper quadrant of abdomen

Question 10

spleen (functions)

Answer 10

reservoir for blood contains lymphocytes breaks down old RBCs

Question 11

lymphocyte

Answer 11

WBC that filters blood and destroys bacteria

Question 12

lymphatic system

Answer 12

system of vessels and nodes that protects body against pathogens

Question 13

lymph nodes

Answer 13

filter bacteria and foreign objects from lymph

Question 14

thymus gland (function)

Answer 14

produces T-cells (lymphocyte)

Question 15

tonsils

Answer 15

protect against pathogens entering the body through the nose and mouth

Question 16

3 sets of tonsils

Answer 16

palatine adenoid lingual

Question 17

Reverse

process by which bone marrow makes blood cells

Answer 17

hematopoiesis

Question 18

Reverse

red blood cell

Answer 18

erythrocyte

Question 19

Reverse

enables RBCs to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 19

hemoglobin

Question 20

Reverse

white blood cell

Answer 20

leukocyte

Question 21

Reverse

WBCs destroy bacteria by consuming them

Answer 21

phagocytosis

Question 22

Reverse

Monocytes Eosinophils Lymphocytes Neutrophils Basophils

Answer 22

5 types of WBCs

Question 23

Reverse

forms clots in the blood

Answer 23

thrombocyte

Question 24

Reverse

fluid of blood that transports cells

Answer 24

plasma

Question 25

Reverse

left upper quadrant of abdomen

Answer 25

spleen (location)

Question 26

Reverse

reservoir for blood contains lymphocytes breaks down old RBCs

Answer 26

spleen (functions)

Question 27

Reverse

WBC that filters blood and destroys bacteria

Answer 27

lymphocyte

Question 28

Reverse

system of vessels and nodes that protects body against pathogens

Answer 28

lymphatic system

Question 29

Reverse

filter bacteria and foreign objects from lymph

Answer 29

lymph nodes

Question 30

Reverse

produces T-cells (lymphocyte)

Answer 30

thymus gland (function)

Question 31

Reverse

protect against pathogens entering the body through the nose and mouth

Answer 31

tonsils

Question 32

Reverse

palatine adenoid lingual

Answer 32

3 sets of tonsils