Ch 7 Quiz

Question 1

The process of dissolving a blood clot is

Answer 1

Thrombolysis

Question 2

What causes hemophilia a

Answer 2

Defective factor viii

Question 3

Misshapen red blood cells that tend to clump together, causing obstructions in blood vessels are a sign of

Answer 3

Sickle cell anemia

Question 4

What are treatment options for Leukemia

Answer 4

Stem cell transplant, radiation, chemotherapy

Question 5

“Red”

Answer 5

Erythr/o

Question 6

Sepsis

Answer 6

Infection of the blood

Question 7

Treatments for breast cancer

Answer 7

Hormone therapy, chemo/radiation, surgical removal of breast

Question 8

Combining forms for blood

Answer 8

Hem/o and hemat/o

Question 9

Suffix in leukemia means

Answer 9

Blood condition

Question 10

T/F: The medical term for inherited bleeding disorder that means “love for blood” is hemophillia

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for developing myeloma?

Answer 11

Over 60, black

Question 12

Correct term for chemical agent that reduces blood clotting

Answer 12

Anticoagulant

Question 13

Anemia

Answer 13

Absence of blood

Question 14

T/F: Botulism is a disease caused by a powerful neurotoxin released by the common bacteria clostridium tetani that results in convulsions and paralysis

Answer 14

FALSE