blood, lymphatic, immune voab preview

Question 1

antigen

Answer 1

substance that when entering the body prompts the generation of antibodies causing an immune response

Question 2

autoimmune

Answer 2

type of immune response by the body against its own cells or tissues

Question 3

capillaries

Answer 3

arterioles/venules of the circulatory system

Question 4

hematopoiesis

Answer 4

production and development of blood cells

Question 5

immune response

Answer 5

defense function of the body that protects it against invading pathogens

Question 6

immunodeficiency

Answer 6

decreased ability to fight disease or a condition

Question 7

interstitial fluid

Answer 7

fluid between cells and tissue spaces

Question 8

lymphocyte

Answer 8

type of white blood cell, found in lymph nodes, recognizes/deactivates foreign substances

Question 9

monocytes

Answer 9

large WBCs formed in bone marrow that destroy pathogenic bacteria through phagocytosis

Question 10

oncology

Answer 10

branch of medicine concerned with the study of cancer

Question 11

pathogens

Answer 11

any microorganism capable of producing disease

Question 12

transfusion

Answer 12

collection of blood from a donor followed by its infusion into a recipient