Blood, Germs, Cells, Tumors & Disease Flashcards
What are red blood cells called?
Erythrocytes
What are white blood cells called?
Leukocytes
What is an elevation in white blood cells called?
Leukocytosis
What is an immature, non-nucleated erythrocyte that is characterized by polychromasia (Wright’s stain) or a
meshlike pattern of threads (new methylene blue stain) called?
Eticulocyte
What is an immature polymorphonuclear leukocyte is called?
Band Cell
Where are lacteals located?
Small Intestine
What are T cells responsible for?
Cell-Mediated Immunity
What are B cells responsible for?
Humoral Immunity
What organ is used for red blood cell storage?
Spleen
What is a malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
What is a hemangiosarcoma?
Malignant Tumor of Vascular Tissue
What are malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue called?
Sarcomas
When a growth does not have well-defined borders, it is described as being what?
Invasive
What is the term used for deficiency in white blood cells?
Leukopenia
What is hemolysis?
Breakdown of Blood Cells
What does an anticoagulant do?
Prevents Clotting
What does macrocytic mean?
Larger than normal red blood cells
What term is used to describe the condition in which microorganisms and their toxins are present in the
blood?
Septicemia
The name for a disease-fighting protein produced by the body in response to a particular foreign substance
is what?
Antibody
What does does debilitated mean?
Weakened
What is the term used for ability to cause disease dues to debilitation when disease would not be produced normally?
Opportunistic
What is the term used for an administration of antigen to stimulate a protective immune response against a specific infectious agent?
Vaccination/Immunization
What does multiplication mean in medical terms?
Reproduction
What is another term for not susceptible?
Resistant
What is a genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring called?
Heredity
What is the term used for slowing or stopping?
Inhibit
What is the preparation of pathogen (live, weakened, or killed) or a portion of pathogen that is administered to stimulate a protective immune response against the pathogen?
Vaccine
Is benign cancerous?
No
Is malignant cancerous?
Yes
What is neoplasm?
Abnormal new growth of tissue
What is the term used for a pathogenic growth distant from its primary disease site?
Metastasis