Chapter 08: Blood and Lymph Flashcards
Hem/o is a combining form meaning
blood
Donation of healthy bone marrow to diseased recipient is called
bone marrow transplant
The CD4 cell count is a measure of
a subset of T lymphocytes
Breakdown of the red blood cell membrane is
hemolysis
The systemic disease cause by infection of microorganisms and their toxin in the circulating blood is called
septicemia
A patient with impaired immunologic defenses cause by disorder or immunosuppressive agent is said to be
immunocompromised
Thrombo/o is a combining form meaning
clot
The use of biologlic agents to prevent or treat disease by stimulating the body’s own defense mechanism is known as
immunotherapy
The term describing enlargement of the spleen
splenomegaly
Blood stored by a patient for his or her own use in the future is
autologous donation
Thrombocytes are also known as
platelets
Leukocytes are
white blood cells
Hodgkin’s disease is a type of
lymphoma
The combining form meaning formation is
plas/o
Hemoacrit is a test that
measures the percentage of packed red blood cells
The ______ system maintains the internal fluid environment by acting as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and tissue cells.
lymphatic
What type of produce must be performed before transfusion of homologous blood?
cross-matching
________ is an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood.
pancytopenia
CBC stands for
complete blood count
An x-ray image (record) of a lymph vessel is called a
lymphangiogram
AIDS stands for
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
The combining form for spleen is
spleno
Blood indices are performed to classify
anemia
Which of the following tests is used to determine an infection in the bloodstream?
blood culture
Microcytosis describes red blood cells that are
small
Which combining form means color?
chrom/o
Anemia is defined as a
condition as a result of the diminished capacity of RBCs to transport oxygen
Splenectomy indicates an excision in the spleen
excision
Hemoglobin is the protein-iron compound that bonds and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
hemoglobin
_____ are the red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream.
erythrocytes
Phag/o is combining form meaning
eat or swallow
A lymph node dissection is done to remove possible____ -carrying lymph modes for pathologic examination.
cancer
Leukemia is a cancer of affecting ____ blood cells.
white
Thecombining form meaning bone marrow or spinal cord is
myelo
Lymph/o is a combining form meaning
clear fluid
The removal of the thymus gland is called
thymectomy
Which of the flowing conditions is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
mononucleosis
which is a white blood cell that protects the body from invasion of harmful substances?
leukocyte
HGB is the abbreviation for
hemoglobin
The primary gland of the lymphatic system is the
thymus
Which of the following combining forms refers to germ or bud?
blast/o
A polymorphonuclear leukocyte is a
neutrophil
Erythroblastosis fetalis results from the incompatibility of a fetas with Rh positive blood and a mother with Rh ______ blood.
negative
The term that refers to red blood cells that are large and irregularly shaped is
poikilocytosis
Which of the following is used to determine an infection in the blood stream?
blood culture
Which class of drug causes dilation of blood vessels?
vasodilator
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and prothrombin time (PT) are tests related to
coagulation
The timed test to measure the rate at which red blood cells settle or fall through a given volume of plasma is abbreviated:
ESR
The liquid portion of the blood left after clotting is called
serum
______ indicates enlarged (disease) lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy
A substance produced by the body that destroys an antigen in the body is an
antibody
The organ between the stomach and the diaphragm that filters our aging blood cells is the
spleen
The class of drug that causes narrowing of blood vessels, decreasing blood flow, is
vasoconstrictor
