Blood, lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Question 1

__________ is the production of too many red blood cells.

Answer 1

Polycythemia vera

Question 2

Thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin, which eventually becomes the meshlike _____.

Answer 2

blood clot

Question 3

Which site for lymph nodes drains the area of the leg and lower pelvis?

Answer 3

inguinal

Question 4

Lymph fluid is carried from the tissues to the lymph vessels by the _____.

Answer 4

lymphatic capillaries

Question 5

Which type of infection occurs when a person acquires an infection from another person?

Answer 5

cross-infection

Question 6

The formed elements known as _____ are enucleated.

Answer 6

red blood cells

Question 7

Disease-causing agents are identified as foreign because they display foreign proteins called _____.

Answer 7

antigens

Question 8

The test used to diagnose autoimmune diseases is _____.

Answer 8

antinuclear antibody (ANA)

Question 9

this blood type is a universal donor

Answer 9

O

Question 10

is a general term indicating the presence of a disease affecting blood.

Answer 10

Dyscrasia

Question 11

What component(s) of the lymphatic system is/are located only in the chest cavity?

Answer 11

Thymus and thoracic ducts

Question 12

Which abbreviation stands for a disease in children born with a nonfunctioning immune system?

Answer 12

SCID

Question 13

A(n) __________ occurs as a result of hospital exposure to a pathogen.

Answer 13

nosocomial infection

Question 14

__________ forms fibrous lesions, especially in the lymph nodes, liver, skin, lungs, and spleen.

Answer 14

Sarcoidosis

Question 15

__________ is a waste product formed during the removal of worn-out red blood cells.

Answer 15

Bilirubin

Question 16

A type of pneumonia that is common in immunocompromised persons such as AIDS patients is _____.

Answer 16

Pneumocystis

Question 17

The type of immunity that develops following direct exposure to a pathogenic agent is _____.

Answer 17

active acquired immunity

Question 18

The spleen is responsible for filtering out and destroying _____.

Answer 18

Old red blood cells

Question 19

Which blood test is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease?

Answer 19

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 20

A transfusion substance in which most of the plasma, leukocytes, and platelets have been removed, leaving primarily erythrocytes, is called _____.

Answer 20

packed red cells

Question 21

An acute infectious disease with a large number of atypical mononuclear lymphocytes is _____.

Answer 21

mononucleosis

Question 22

Inflammation, obstruction, and destruction of the lymph vessels that results in enlarged tissues due to edema is called _____.

Answer 22

elephantiasis