Ch 15 - Blood & Immune

Question 1

hematologic system

Answer 1

production and transport of blood
- blood gives tissues O, nutrients, and chemicals
- blood transports waste

Question 2

hem/o
hemat/o

Answer 2

blood

Question 3

blood parts

Answer 3

serum: liquid part (clotting factors removed)

plasma: (clotting factors) straw-colored fluid portion of blood. transports nutrients, hormones, waste

Question 4

elements of blood

Answer 4

erythrocytes: RBC, carry O

leukocytes: WBC, fight disease

thrombocytes: nucleated clotting cells

platelets: anucleated clotting cells

Question 5

anemia

Answer 5

less than normal RBC and hemoglobin

Question 6

edema

Answer 6

accumulation of fluid in intercellular space e

Question 7

hemmorrhage

Answer 7

loss of blood in short time

Question 8

hemostasis

Answer 8

control of bleeding

Question 9

hyperemia

Answer 9

too much blood in a part, engorgement

Question 10

hypophosphatemia

Answer 10

lower than normal phosphate in blood

Question 11

leukemia

Answer 11

too much malignant WBC

Question 12

polycythemia

Answer 12

too many cells (erythrocytes)

Question 13

septicemia

Answer 13

pathogenic microorganisms present in blood

Question 14

lymphatic system

Answer 14

part of immune system
returns excess lymph to blood
absorbs fat + fat-soluble vitamins

lymph/o

Question 15

tonsils

Answer 15

masses of lymph tissue protecting nose/upper throat.

tonsill/o

Question 16

spleen

Answer 16

mass of lymph tissue in cranial abdomen that filters blood

• hemolytic
• lymphocytes differentiated here
• storage of RBCs

splen/o

Question 17

immun/o

Answer 17

protected

Question 18

antigen

Answer 18

substance that body regards as foreign

Question 19

antibody

Answer 19

disease-fighting protein made by body in response to antigen

Question 20

anaphylaxis

Answer 20

severe response to foreign substance

Question 21

splenomegaly

Answer 21

enlargement of spleen

Question 22

oncology

Answer 22

study of tumors

onc/o

Question 23

malignant/benign

Answer 23

cancerous/non

Question 24

neoplasm

Answer 24

abnormal new growth of tissue, uncontrolled

Question 25

metastasis

Answer 25

pathogenic growth away from primary disease site 'beyond control'

Question 26

lymphoma

Answer 26

neoplasm of lymphoid tissue

Question 27

osteosarcoma

Answer 27

malignant neoplasm of bone

Question 28

herd immunity

Answer 28

resistance of group of infection because large proportion of members are immune

Question 29

debilitated

Answer 29

weakened

Question 30

hereditary

Answer 30

genetic transmission of characteristics

Question 31

innate immunity

Answer 31

immunity via genetic makeup (AKA inherent/genetic immunity)

Question 32

multiplication

Answer 32

reproduction

Question 33

opportunistic

Answer 33

able to cause disease when disease wouldn't normally be produced (due to debilitated animal)

Question 34

resistant

Answer 34

not susceptible

Question 35

titer

Answer 35

quantity of substance required to react w another substance (a titer = an amount)

Question 36

vaccination

Answer 36

administering antigen to stimulate protective immune response against specific infectious agent

Question 37

vaccine

Answer 37

pathogen (live, weakened, killed) administered

Question 38

leukocytosis

Answer 38

elevation of WBC

Question 39

reticulocyte

Answer 39

non-nucleated RBC w polychromasia and meshlike pattern of threads

Question 40

banded neutrophil

Answer 40

immature polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Question 41

lacteals

Answer 41

in small intestine

Question 42

interstitial fluid

Answer 42

lymph in tissues

Question 43

cell-mediated immunity

Answer 43

caused by T cells

Question 44

humoral immunity

Answer 44

caused by B cells

Question 45

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 45

malignant tumor developed from epithelial tissue

Question 46

hemangiosarcoma

Answer 46

malignant tumor of vascular tissue

Question 47

sarcoma

Answer 47

malignant neoplasms from CT

Question 48

invasive

Answer 48

growth w/out well defined borders

Question 49

hemolysis

Answer 49

breaking down RBC

Question 50

macrocytic

Answer 50

larger than normal RBC

Question 51

leiomyosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 51

muscle tumors

Question 52

FNA

Answer 52

fine needle aspirate

Question 53

transudate

Answer 53

fluid w protein <2.5 g/dL

Question 54

phagocytosis

Answer 54

eating cells

Question 55

leukopenia

Answer 55

abnormal decrease in WBC

Question 56

agglutination

Answer 56

clumping of incompatible blood cells

Question 57

intact

Answer 57

no cuts/scrapes/openings

Question 58

lymphoma

Answer 58

malignant neoplasm of lymph tissue

Question 59

-poiesis

Answer 59

formation

Question 60

-emia

Answer 60

blood condition

Question 61

leukopenia

Answer 61

decrease in WBC leukemia = increase

Question 62

hemangiosarcoma

Answer 62

malignant neoplasm of vascular tissue

Question 63

neutrophil

Answer 63

polymorphonuclear WBC

Question 64

morphology

Answer 64

study of shape