Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems Ch.9

Question 1

Plasma

Answer 1

liquid medium that blood is suspended in

Question 2

Solid components of blood are?

Answer 2

red/white blood cells and platelets

Question 3

Red blood cells

Answer 3

Erythrocytes. Transport O2 and CO2. anucleur, contains hemoglobin

Question 4

White blood cells

Answer 4

Leukocytes. Protect the body against invasion by pathogens and foreign substances. consists of two classifications granulocytes or agranulocytes.

Question 5

Platelets

Answer 5

Thrombocytes. smallest formed elements found in blood. function is clotting.

Question 6

Granulocytes

Answer 6

Appear granulated when stained. includes neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

Question 7

Agranulocytes

Answer 7

Arise in the bone marrow from stem cells. includes: monocytes and lymphocytes,

Question 8

Neutrophils

Answer 8

Phagocytosis. responsible for ingesting and destroying bacteria and other foreign particles. Divided into 5 lobes. attracted to inflammation sites.

Question 9

Eosinophils

Answer 9

Allergy, animal parasites

Question 10

Basophils

Answer 10

Inflammation mediators, anticoagulant properties

Question 11

Monocytes (macrophages)

Answer 11

phagocytosis. Largest leukocyte. crucial against viruses, intracellular bacterial parasites, and chronic infections.

Question 12

Lymphocytes

Answer 12

B cells: adaptive immunity (humoral)
T cells: adaptive immunity (cellular)
Natural killer cells: destruction without specificity

Question 13

What is the function of blood?

Answer 13

Deliver O2, remove waste, provide for coagulation, cellular communication, and fight foreign agents

Question 14

Blood type O

Answer 14

universal donor

Question 15

Blood type AB

Answer 15

universal recipient

Question 16

Lymphatic system consists of what?

Answer 16

Lymph nodes
Lymph vessels and lymph fluid
Tonsils, thymus, and spleen

Question 17

Function of lymphatic system

Answer 17

• network of vessels that drain excess interstitial fluid form tissue space and return it to the blood
• Maintains the cells that defend the body against disease-causing agents such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer.

Question 18

How many and what types of immunity

Answer 18

2 types…humoral and cellular

Question 19

humoral immunity

Answer 19

• protects against extracellular antigens…bacteria and viruses (that have not yet entered a cell)
• B cells produce memory cells and plasma cells

Question 20

Cellular immunity

Answer 20

• responds to intracellular antigens viruses and cancer cells
• T cells

Question 21

Anemia

Answer 21

deficiency of RBCs or hemoglobin…

• hemorrhagic anemia: Ebola
• hemolytic anemia: excessive RBC destruction (malaria)
• faulty hemoglobin production: sickle-cell

Question 22

aden/o

Answer 22

gland

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agglutin/o

Answer 23

clumping, gluing

Question 24

bas/o

Answer 24

base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

Question 25

blast/o

Answer 25

embryonic cell

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chrom/o

Answer 26

color

Question 27

eosin/o

Answer 27

dawn (rose-colored)

Question 28

erythr/o

Answer 28

red

Question 29

granul/o

Answer 29

granule

Question 30

hem/o...hemat/o

Answer 30

blood

Question 31

immun/o

Answer 31

immune, immunity, safe

Question 32

lymphaden/o

Answer 32

lymph gland (node)

Question 33

lymph/o

Answer 33

lymph

Question 34

lymphangi/o

Answer 34

lymph vessel

Question 35

morph/o

Answer 35

form, shape, structre

Question 36

myel/o

Answer 36

bone, marrow, spinal cord

Question 37

neutr/o

Answer 37

neutral, neither

Question 38

phag/o

Answer 38

swallowing, eating

Question 39

plas/o

Answer 39

formation, growth

Question 40

poikil/o

Answer 40

varied, irregular

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reticul/o

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net, mesh

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ser/o

Answer 42

serum

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sider/o

Answer 43

iron

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splen/o

Answer 44

spleen

Question 45

thromb/o

Answer 45

blood clot

Question 46

thym/o

Answer 46

thymus gland

Question 47

xen/o

Answer 47

foreign, strange

Question 48

-blast

Answer 48

embryonic cell

Question 49

-emia

Answer 49

blood condition

Question 50

-globin

Answer 50

protein

Question 51

-graft

Answer 51

transplantation

Question 52

-osis

Answer 52

abnormal condition; increase (usually with blood cells)

Question 53

-penia

Answer 53

decrease, deficiency

Question 54

-phil

Answer 54

attraction for

Question 55

-phoresis

Answer 55

carrying, transmission

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-phylaxis

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protection

Question 57

-poiesis

Answer 57

formation, production

Question 58

-stasis

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standing still

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a-

Answer 59

without, not

Question 60

allo-

Answer 60

other, differing from the normal

Question 61

aniso-

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unequal, dissimilar

Question 62

iso-

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same, equal

Question 63

macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

Question 66

poly-

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many, much