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ch 15 Flashcards

1
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Red blood cells are called?

A

erythrocytes

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2
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White blood cells are called?

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Leukocytes

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3
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An elevation in white blood cells is called?

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Leukocytosis

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4
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An immature, non-nucleated erythrocyte that is charcterized by polychromasia (Wright’s stain) or a meshlike pattern of threads (New methylene blue stain) is called a?

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reticulocyte

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5
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An immature polymorphonnuclear leukocyte is called a?

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band cell

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6
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Lacteals are located in the?

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small intestine

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7
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Lymph is also known as?

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interstitial fluid

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8
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T-cells are responsible for?

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cell-mediated immunity

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9
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B cells are responsible for?

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Humoral immunity

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10
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The spleen is?

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Hemolytic, an organ where lymphocytes are differentiated, a storage area for RBC’s

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11
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A malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as?

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squamous cell carcinoma

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12
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What is the term for a malignant tumor of vascular tissue?

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hemangiosarcoma

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13
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Malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue are known as?

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sarcomas

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14
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When a growth does not have well-defined borders, it is described as being?

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invasive

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15
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A deficiency in white blood cells is called?

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leukopenia or leukocytopenia

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16
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Hemolysis is?

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breaking down blood cells

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17
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A substance that prevents clotting is known as an?

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anticoagulant

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18
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Larger-than-normal RBC’s are described as being?

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macrocytic

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19
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What term is used to describe the condition in which microorganisms and their toxins are present in the blood?

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septicemia

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20
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The name for a disease-fighting protein produced by the body in response to a particular foreign substance is?

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Antibody

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21
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Resistant?

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Not susceptible

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22
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hereditary?

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genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

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23
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Vaccination or immunization?

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administration of antigen to stimulate a protective immune response against a specific infectious agent.

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24
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vaccine?

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preparation of pathogen (live, weakened, or killed) or a portion of pathogen that is administered to stimulate a protective immune response against the pathogen

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25
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multiplication?

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reproduction

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26
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inhibit?

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to slow or stop

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27
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Opportunistic?

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able to cause disease due to debilitation when disease would not be produced normally

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28
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Debilitated?

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weakened

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29
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benign?

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noncancerous

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30
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malignant?

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cancerous

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31
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Neoplasm?

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abnormal new growth

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32
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metastasis?

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pathogenic growth distant from its primary disease site

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33
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splenomegaly?

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enlarged spleen

34
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edema?

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accumulation of fluid in the intracellular space

35
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phagocytosis?

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condition of eating cells

36
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Lysis?

37
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leukocytosis?

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abnormal increase in WBCs

38
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leukopenia?

A

abnormal decrease in WBCs

39
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________ means no cuts,scrapes,openings, or alterations.

40
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The state of being resistant to a specific disease is?

41
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A substance that the body regards as foreign is an?

42
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A deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin is called?

43
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Excessive blood in a part is called?

A

Polycythemia

44
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________ is a severe response to a foreign substance.

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Anaphylaxis

45
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A substance capable of inducing an allergic reaction is called an?

46
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The study of tumors is?

47
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A general term for a malignant neoplastic disorder of lymphoid tissue is?

A

Lymphoma or lymphosarcoma

48
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A blood condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins are present is called?

A

septicemia

49
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-poiesis means?

50
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Hem/o and hemat/o means?

51
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Immun/o means?

52
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-emia means?

A

blood condition

53
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Lip/o means?

54
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mature red blood cells (spelling)

A

Erythrocyte

55
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study of form (spelling)

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morphology

56
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condition of unequal cell size (spelling)

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anisocytosis

57
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tumor of connective tissue (spelling)

58
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malignant neoplasm composed of bone (spelling)

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osteosarcoma

59
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Abnormal increase in the number of malignant WBCs

60
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Malignant neoplasm of bone marrow

61
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Abnormal decrease in the number of WBCs

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Leukopenia

62
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Disease-fighting protein produced by the body in response to the presence of a foreign substance

63
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Destruction or breakdown

64
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Malignant neoplasm of bone

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Osteosarcoma

65
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Another name for polymorphonuclear leukocyte

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Neutrophil

66
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Enlargement of the spleen

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Spenomegaly

67
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Malignant neoplasm of vascular tissue

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Hemangiosarcoma

68
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Study of blood

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Hematology

69
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Another term for allergy

A

Hypersensitivity

70
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Substance that prevents clotting

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Anticoagulant

71
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Study of form

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Morphology

72
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Accumulation of fluid in the intracellular space

73
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Formation of blood

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Hematopoiesis

74
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Pertaining to the spaces within a tissue or organ

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Interstitial

75
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Pathogenic growth distant from the primary disease site

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Metastasis

76
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normocytic

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normal cell size

77
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macrocytic

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larger-than-normal cell size

78
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microcytic

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smaller-than-normal cell size

79
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poililocytosis

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condition of irregular cells, clinically means varied shapes of erthrocytes

80
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anisocytosis

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condition of unequal cell size; excessive variation in RBC size

med term II - Vic (10 decks)

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