Blood, Germs, Cells, Tumors & Disease Flashcards

1
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What are red blood cells called?

A

Erythrocytes

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2
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What are white blood cells called?

A

Leukocytes

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3
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What is an elevation in white blood cells called?

A

Leukocytosis

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4
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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?

A

Eticulocyte

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5
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What is an immature polymorphonuclear leukocyte is called?

A

Band Cell

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6
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Where are lacteals located?

A

Small Intestine

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7
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What are T cells responsible for?

A

Cell-Mediated Immunity

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8
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What are B cells responsible for?

A

Humoral Immunity

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9
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What organ is used for red blood cell storage?

A

Spleen

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10
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What is a malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as?

A

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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11
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What is a hemangiosarcoma?

A

Malignant Tumor of Vascular Tissue

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12
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What are malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue called?

A

Sarcomas

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13
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When a growth does not have well-defined borders, it is described as being what?

A

Invasive

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14
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What is the term used for deficiency in white blood cells?

A

Leukopenia

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15
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What is hemolysis?

A

Breakdown of Blood Cells

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16
Q

What does an anticoagulant do?

A

Prevents Clotting

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17
Q

What does macrocytic mean?

A

Larger than normal red blood cells

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18
Q

What term is used to describe the condition in which microorganisms and their toxins are present in the
blood?

A

Septicemia

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19
Q

The name for a disease-fighting protein produced by the body in response to a particular foreign substance
is what?

A

Antibody

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20
Q

What does does debilitated mean?

A

Weakened

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21
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What is the term used for ability to cause disease dues to debilitation when disease would not be produced normally?

A

Opportunistic

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22
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What is the term used for an administration of antigen to stimulate a protective immune response against a specific infectious agent?

A

Vaccination/Immunization

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23
Q

What does multiplication mean in medical terms?

A

Reproduction

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24
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What is another term for not susceptible?

A

Resistant

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25
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What is a genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring called?

A

Heredity

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26
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What is the term used for slowing or stopping?

A

Inhibit

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27
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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?

A

Vaccine

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28
Q

Is benign cancerous?

A

No

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29
Q

Is malignant cancerous?

A

Yes

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30
Q

What is neoplasm?

A

Abnormal new growth of tissue

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31
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What is the term used for a pathogenic growth distant from its primary disease site?

A

Metastasis

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32
Q

What is splenomegaly?

A

Enlarged Spleen

33
Q

What is the term used for accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space?

A

Edema

34
Q

What is the word used for a condition of eating cells?

A

Phagocytosis

35
Q

What is the term used for an abnormal increase in white blood cells?

A

Leukocytosis

36
Q

What is the term used for an abnormal decrease in white blood cells?

A

Leukopenia

37
Q

What is the term used for no cuts, scrapes, openings, or alterations?

A

Intact

38
Q

What is the state of being resistant to a specific disease called?

A

Immunity

39
Q

What is the term used for a substance that the body regards as foreign?

A

Antigen

40
Q

What is anemia?

A

Deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

41
Q

What is anaphylaxis?

A

Severe response to a foreign substance

42
Q

What is oncology?

A

Study of tumors

43
Q

What is the iron part of the blood that binds O2?

A

Heme

44
Q

If clotting factors are present in the liquid portion of the blood, what is it called?

A

Plasma

45
Q

If clotting factors are removed in the liquid portion of the blood, what is it called?

A

Serum

46
Q

What is the name of a subtance that the body regards as foreign?

A

Antigen

47
Q

What is the name of a substance that induces an allergic reaction?

A

Allergen

48
Q

What is the medical term for clot?

A

Coagulate

49
Q

What is the medical term used for inflammation of the connective tissue?

A

Cellulitis

50
Q

What is the medical term for a malignant black skin tumor?

A

Melanoma

51
Q

What is a microorganism that produces disease called?

A

Pathogen

52
Q

What is the term used describing the ability of an organism to cause disease?

A

Virulence

53
Q

What is a disease caused by a pathogenic organism called?

A

Infectious Disease

54
Q

What is a disorder not caused by an organism called?

Genetic, traumatic, iatrogenic

A

Noninfectious Disease

55
Q

What is a disease that can be spread from one animal to another by direct or indirect contact called?

A

Contagious/Communicable Disease

56
Q

What is a disease caused by pathogenic organism contracted in a clinic called?

A

Nosocomial Infection

57
Q

What does prophylaxis mean?

A

Prevention

58
Q

What is a disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans called?

A

Zoonosis

59
Q

What is it called when an animal is lacking resistance to disease?

A

Susceptible

60
Q

What is another term for catching a disease?

A

Contract

61
Q

What is the term used for a disease with an unknown cause?

A

Idiopathic

62
Q

What is the term used for when a disease is produced by treatment?

A

iatrogenic

63
Q

What is a term used to describe a stable internal environment?

A

Homeostasis

64
Q

What are the basic structural units of the body?

A

Cells

65
Q

What are hydrophilic substances?

A

Water-Loving Substances

66
Q

What is the medical term for to surgically cut out?

A

Incise

67
Q

What is the surgical term for side-by-side placement?

A

Apposition

68
Q

What is the medical term for a sawlike edge or border?

A

Serration

69
Q

What is a swaged needle?

A

Eyeless

70
Q

What is the term for an excessive level of sodium in the blood?

A

Hypernatremia

71
Q

A solution that is less concentrated than what it is being compared with is known as what?

A

Hypotonic

72
Q

What route of drug administration is via the gastrointestinal tract?

A

Parenteral

73
Q

What does an emetic substance do?

A

Induce Vomitting

74
Q

What is a taper needle?

A

Rounded Tip

75
Q

What is the graded locking portion of an instrument located near the finger rings?

A

Ratchet

76
Q

What is a hemostat?

A

Instrument that Controls Bleeding

77
Q

What is the irrigation of tissue with fluid called?

A

Lavage

78
Q

What is an accumulation of serum beneath the surgical incision called?

A

Seroma

79
Q

What is another word for perforation?

A

Fenestration