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Blood And Lymphatic Systems Flashcards

1
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Bas/o

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Base (alkaline)

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Chrom/o

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Colour

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Coagul/o

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Clotting

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Eosin/o

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Red, dawn, rosy

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Granul/o

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Granules

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hemoglobin/o

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Hemoglobin (blood protein)

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Is/o

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Same, equal

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mon/o

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One, single

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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Neutr/o

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Neutral (not basic or acidic)

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Phag/o

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Eat, swallow

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Poikil/o

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Varied, irregular

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Sider/o

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Iron

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Spher/o

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Globe, round

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Immun/o

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Protection

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node (gland)

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Splen/o

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Tox/o

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-apheresis

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Removal, carry away

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-blast

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Immunities cell, embryonic

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-cytosis

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Abnormal condition of cells

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-gen

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Giving rise to, producing

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-globin

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-globulin

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-lytic

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Pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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Derived or originating from

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phage

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Eat, swallow

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-phil

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Attraction to

43
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-philia

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Attraction for (an increase in cell number)

44
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-phoresis

A

Carrying, transmission

45
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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-poiesis

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-stasis

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Stop, control

48
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Ana-

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Again, new

49
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Inter-

50
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What is erthropoiesis and leukopoiesis?

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Formation of red or while blood cells

Note: does not need cell cf

51
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What is the difference between -emia and -cytosis?

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  • cytosis = slight increase of cell #

- emia = excessive increase in cell #

52
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What are the 3 formed elements of blood?

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Erythrocytes
Thrombocytes
Leukocytes

53
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What are the 2 types of leukocytes?

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Granulocytes

Agranulocytes

54
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What are the 3 types of granulocytes?

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Eosinophils (rosy)
Neutrophils (no colour)
Basophils (blue)

55
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What are the 2 agranulocytes?

A

Monocytes (one nucleus)

Lymphocytes

56
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What does immun/o and -phylaxis mean?

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Both protection

57
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What are the 4 suffixes that are to do with cell #? Meanings?

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  • cytosis = slight increase
  • emia = excessive increase
  • penia = deficiency
  • philia = Increase attraction
58
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What are the 4 suffixes to do with cell type? Meanings?

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  • cyte = cell
  • blast = immature cell
  • phage = eater cell
  • phil = cell with attraction to
59
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Difference between basophilia and basophil?

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Basophilia = Increase # attracted to basic dye
Basophil = a cell attracted to basic dye
60
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2 cf and 2 prefixes to do with cell shape/size? Meanings?

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Morph/o = shape
Spher/o = round, sphere
Macro- = large 
Micro- = small
61
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3 cf and 1 suffix for comparison of cells? Meanings?

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Is/o = equal
Anis/o = unequal 
Poikil/o = variable, irregular 
-oid = derived from, like
62
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What’s the difference between -pnea and -penia?

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  • pnea = breathing

- penia = deficiency

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What is the difference between -apheresis and -phoresis?

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  • apheresis = removal, carry away

- phoresis = carrying, transmission

64
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What is the difference between -poiesis and poikil/o?

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-poiesis = formation
Poikil/o = varied, irregular
65
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What does ana- mean?

A

New, again, up, apart

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