Chap 13 Quizes Flashcards
Another term for thrombocyte:
platelet
A hormone that stimulates red blood cell production:
erythropoietin
A platelet precursor formed in the bone marrow:
megakaryocyte
A white blood cell that is associated with allergic reactions:
eosinophil
A granulocytic leukocyte that is the body’s main bacterial fighter:
neutrophil
Substance that stimulates the production of an antibody:
antigen
Red blood cell:
erythrocyte
Destruction or breakdown of red blood cells:
hemolysis
Unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature, specialized forms of cells:
stem cell
Liquid portion of blood:
plasma
The combining form that means color:
chrom/o
The combining form that means clotting:
coagul/o
The combining form that means cell:
cyt/o
The combining form that means red:
erythr/o
A combining form that means blood:
hem/o
The combining form that means white:
leuk/o
The combining form that means bone marrow:
myel/o
A combining form that means iron:
sider/o
The combining form that means clot:
thromb/o
The combining form that means shape, form:
morph/o
The suffix that means stop, control:
-stasis
The suffix that means pertaining to destruction:
-lytic
The suffix that means immature cell, embryonic:
-blast
The suffix that means removal, a carrying away:
-apheresis
A suffix that means protein:
-globin
The suffix that means blood condition:
-emia
The suffix that means deficiency:
-penia
The suffix that means abnormal condition of cells:
-cytosis
The suffix that means attraction for (an increase in cell numbers):
-philia
The suffix that means carrying, transmission:
-phoresis
Failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow:
aplastic anemia
Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by an ability to absorb vitamin B12:
pernicious anemia
Excess iron deposits throughout the body:
hemochromatosis
Reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction:
hemolytic anemia
Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin:
purpura
Infectious disease marked by increased numbers of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes:
mononucleosis
General increase in red blood cells:
polycythemia vera
Malignant neoplasm of bone marrow:
multiple myeloma
Excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors:
hemophilia
Increase in cancerous white blood cells:
leukemia
Which test gives the percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood?
hematocrit
Which test determines the number of different types (mature and immature) of leukocytes?
white blood cell differential
The method for separating blood into component parts:
apheresis
Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube:
coagulation time
Test of the ability of blood to clot:
prothrombin time
Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red blood cells:
red blood cell morphology
Number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood:
red blood cell count
Number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood:
white blood cell count
Procedure in which peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered to a recipient:
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes:
antiglobulin test
