ch 15 Flashcards
Red blood cells are called?
erythrocytes
White blood cells are called?
Leukocytes
An elevation in white blood cells is called?
Leukocytosis
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?
reticulocyte
An immature polymorphonnuclear leukocyte is called a?
band cell
Lacteals are located in the?
small intestine
Lymph is also known as?
interstitial fluid
T-cells are responsible for?
cell-mediated immunity
B cells are responsible for?
Humoral immunity
The spleen is?
Hemolytic, an organ where lymphocytes are differentiated, a storage area for RBC’s
A malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as?
squamous cell carcinoma
What is the term for a malignant tumor of vascular tissue?
hemangiosarcoma
Malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue are known as?
sarcomas
When a growth does not have well-defined borders, it is described as being?
invasive
A deficiency in white blood cells is called?
leukopenia or leukocytopenia
Hemolysis is?
breaking down blood cells
A substance that prevents clotting is known as an?
anticoagulant
Larger-than-normal RBC’s are described as being?
macrocytic
What term is used to describe the condition in which microorganisms and their toxins are present in the blood?
septicemia
The name for a disease-fighting protein produced by the body in response to a particular foreign substance is?
Antibody
Resistant?
Not susceptible
hereditary?
genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
Vaccination or immunization?
administration of antigen to stimulate a protective immune response against a specific infectious agent.
vaccine?
preparation of pathogen (live, weakened, or killed) or a portion of pathogen that is administered to stimulate a protective immune response against the pathogen
multiplication?
reproduction
inhibit?
to slow or stop
Opportunistic?
able to cause disease due to debilitation when disease would not be produced normally
Debilitated?
weakened
benign?
noncancerous
malignant?
cancerous
Neoplasm?
abnormal new growth
metastasis?
pathogenic growth distant from its primary disease site