blood, lymphatic and immune system

Question 1

what part o the body is the blood apart of

Answer 1

circulatory and cardiovascular

Question 2

what does blood carry

Answer 2

life sustaining oxygen and nutrients

Question 3

what part o the body is lymph apart of

Answer 3

lymphatic system

Question 4

what does lymph do

Answer 4

important role in the immune system helps to fight pathogens

Question 5

the lymphatic system is like a what

Answer 5

sewer system

Question 6

what is an erythrocyte

Answer 6

red blood cell

Question 7

nickname for red blood cells

Answer 7

RBC’s

Question 8

where are red blood cells made

Answer 8

in the red bone marrow

Question 9

what do RBC’s do

Answer 9

deleiver oxygen to cells, takes carbon dioxide to lungs,

Question 10

how long do RBCs live for and what happens when they die

Answer 10

3 months
they are broken down and used to make new red blood cells

Question 11

what is a leukocyte

Answer 11

white blood cell

Question 12

what do WBCs do

Answer 12

fight infections

Question 13

when might you see a lot of WBCs present in someones body

Answer 13

when they are fightings and infection

Question 14

where are WBCs made

Answer 14

in the bone marrow

Question 15

what is a thrombocyte

Answer 15

a platelet

Question 16

what is the purpose of thrombocytes

Answer 16

to help with clotting and coagulation

Question 17

what is plasma

Answer 17

the liquid part of your blood

Question 18

what is in your plasma

Answer 18

water, salt, proteins (antibodies), sugar, waste, hormones

Question 19

functions of the lymphatic system

Answer 19

• sewer system of the body
• no heart to pump fluid to so relies on the skeletal muscles
• controls fluid balance
• fights pathogens

Question 20

lymph nodes

Answer 20

filters lymph (filter out pathogens)

Question 21

tonsils

Answer 21

trap pathogens

Question 22

thymus

Answer 22

located center of chest atrophys after puberty

Question 23

adenoids

Answer 23

traps pathogens

Question 24

spleen

Answer 24

filters out worn out RBCs through hemolysis (blood bank/recycling center)

Question 25

liver

Answer 25

helps with hemolysis (stores extras from spleen)

Question 26

peyer's patch

Answer 26

helps destroy pathogens

Question 27

anemia

Answer 27

decrease in RBCs

Question 28

aplastic anemia

Answer 28

bone marrow is not able to produce RBCs

Question 29

hemolytic anemia

Answer 29

destruction of RBCs

Question 30

sickle cell anemia

Answer 30

genetic disorder where bone marrow produces misshaped RBCs

Question 31

hemophilia

Answer 31

genetic disorder where you cannot clot properly

Question 32

what are the 2 types of blood cancers

Answer 32

leukemia and multiple myeloma

Question 33

leukemia

Answer 33

cancer of the bone marrow where WBCs are overproduced and do not function properly

Question 34

multiple myeloma

Answer 34

malignant cancer in bone marrow which produces abnormal plasma cells

Question 35

polycythemia

Answer 35

excessive production of RBCs also bone marrow disorder not cancerous

Question 36

what does AIDS stand for

Answer 36

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Question 37

what is the virus that causes AIDS

Answer 37

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 38

how is AIDS contracted by someone

Answer 38

when someone with HIV comes in blood to blood contact with someone who is not HIV positive

Question 39

autoimmune disease

Answer 39

immune system attacks a chosen tissue/organ in your body

Question 40

immunodeficiency disorder

Answer 40

immune system is compromised/weakened

Question 41

hodgkin's lymphoma

Answer 41

malignant cancer of spleen, liver, bone marrow, nodes

Question 42

non-hodgkin's lymphoma

Answer 42

malignant cancer of lymphocytes

Question 43

mononucleosis (mono)

Answer 43

results in an increase in atypical monocytes and lymphocytes

Question 44

what is the virus that causes mono called

Answer 44

epstein barr virus

Question 45

apheresis

Answer 45

separation of blood components using a special machine in an effort to remove antibodies

Question 46

what is the main goal of an apheresis

Answer 46

to remove antibodies

Question 47

blood chemistry profile

Answer 47

gives info about heart disease, kidney function, liver function and sugars. very commonly performed

Question 48

coagulation test

Answer 48

clotting function test

Question 49

complete blood count

Answer 49

tells how many cells are in the blood

Question 50

cross-matching

Answer 50

blood typing; expensive and not done unless you need blood

Question 51

red blood cell morphology

Answer 51

microscopic examination of RBCs to determine morphology

Question 52

serology test

Answer 52

blood test to screen antigen - antibody reactions... signals presence of infections

Question 53

antibody therapy

Answer 53

use of synthetic (lab made) antibodies to treat diseases that affect the immune system or patients who is immunodeficient

Question 54

antineoplastic

Answer 54

drug that blocks the growth of a new tumor

Question 55

blood transfusion

Answer 55

donation of blood from one person to another

Question 56

cytotoxic drg

Answer 56

used to kill virus and cancer cells

Question 57

immunosuppressant

Answer 57

drug that suppresses

Question 58

one marrow transfusion

Answer 58

donation of bone marrow from one person to another

Question 59

corticosteroid

Answer 59

inflammatory that also suppresses the immune system

Question 60

iron deficiency anemia

Answer 60

the body can't make new RBCs due to dietary deficiency iron intake (common in girls)