Blood, lymphatic, and Immune Systems Flashcards
__________ is the production of too many red blood cells.
Polycythemia vera
Thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin, which eventually becomes the meshlike _____.
blood clot
Which site for lymph nodes drains the area of the leg and lower pelvis?
inguinal
Lymph fluid is carried from the tissues to the lymph vessels by the _____.
lymphatic capillaries
Which type of infection occurs when a person acquires an infection from another person?
cross-infection
The formed elements known as _____ are enucleated.
red blood cells
Disease-causing agents are identified as foreign because they display foreign proteins called _____.
antigens
The test used to diagnose autoimmune diseases is _____.
antinuclear antibody (ANA)
this blood type is a universal donor
O
is a general term indicating the presence of a disease affecting blood.
Dyscrasia
What component(s) of the lymphatic system is/are located only in the chest cavity?
Thymus and thoracic ducts
Which abbreviation stands for a disease in children born with a nonfunctioning immune system?
SCID
A(n) __________ occurs as a result of hospital exposure to a pathogen.
nosocomial infection
__________ forms fibrous lesions, especially in the lymph nodes, liver, skin, lungs, and spleen.
Sarcoidosis
__________ is a waste product formed during the removal of worn-out red blood cells.
Bilirubin
A type of pneumonia that is common in immunocompromised persons such as AIDS patients is _____.
Pneumocystis
The type of immunity that develops following direct exposure to a pathogenic agent is _____.
active acquired immunity
The spleen is responsible for filtering out and destroying _____.
Old red blood cells
Which blood test is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease?
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
A transfusion substance in which most of the plasma, leukocytes, and platelets have been removed, leaving primarily erythrocytes, is called _____.
packed red cells
An acute infectious disease with a large number of atypical mononuclear lymphocytes is _____.
mononucleosis
Inflammation, obstruction, and destruction of the lymph vessels that results in enlarged tissues due to edema is called _____.
elephantiasis
