Chapter 11 Blood and Immunity Flashcards

1
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What does the suffix -emia, -hemia mean?

A

Condition of blood

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2
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What does the suffix -penia mean?

A

decrease in deficiency of

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3
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What does the suffix -poiesis mean?

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formation, production

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4
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What does the root myel/o mean?

A

Bone marrow

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5
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What does the root hem/o hemat/o mean?

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Blood

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6
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What does the root erythr/o, eryhtrocyt/o mean?

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red blood cell

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7
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What does the root Leuk/o Leukocyt/o mean?

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white blood cell

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8
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What does the root lymph/o lymphocy/o mean?

A

lympocyte

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9
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What does the root throm/o mean?

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Blood clot

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10
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What does the root Thrombocyt/o mean?

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Platelet, thrombocyte

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11
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What does the root immun/o mean?

A

Immunity, immune system

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12
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What does the root Azot/o mean?

A

Nitrogenous compounds

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13
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What does the root calc/o mean?

A

Calcium

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14
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What does the root ferr/o mean?

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Iron

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15
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What does the root sider/o mean?

A

iron

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16
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What does the root Kali mean?

A

Potassium

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17
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What does the root natri mean?

A

Sodium

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18
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What does the root Ox/y mean?

A

oxygen

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19
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dissolved salts are found in body fluids are what?

A

Electrolytes

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20
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Albumin is what?

A

A simple protein found in plasma

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21
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The formed elements in blood are what?

A

Cells

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22
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The main function of electrolytes is to do what?

A

Carry oxygen

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23
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Red cells are made in the what?

A

Heart

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24
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Erythropoietin is a what?

A

Hormone that stimulates red cell production

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25
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The pigment that carries oxygen in red cells is what?

A

Hemoglobin

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26
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Lymphocytes and monocytes are what?

A

Agranular leukocytes

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27
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The most numerous leukocytes are what?

A

Neutrophils

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28
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The prevention of blood loss is what?

A

Hemostasis

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29
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Serum is what?

A

Liquid that remains after blood has clotted

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30
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The substance that forms a blood clot is what?

A

Fibrin

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31
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A platelet is also called what?

A

Thrombocyte

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32
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Which of the following is not a blood type in the ABO system?

A

Type AO

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33
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Which of the following is true of people with type B blood?

A

Their blood will agglutinate with anti- B serum

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34
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An antigen is what?

A

A foreign substance that stimulates immunity

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35
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Macrophages are descendants of what?

A

Monocytes

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36
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Which of the following are examples of antigen presenting cells?

A

Macrophages and dendritic cells

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37
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The skin, mucus, cilia, and lymph nodes are components of what?

A

Innate immunity

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38
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Cytopenia is what?

A

A deficiency of cells

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39
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Erythropoiesis is what?

A

Formation of red blood cells

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40
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Hypoproteinemia is what?

A

A lack of protein in the blood

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41
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A leukoblast is what?

A

Mature white blood cell

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42
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The term myelogenous means what?

A

originating in blood marrow

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43
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Immunity acquired by contact with a disease organism is described as what?

A

adaptive

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44
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A hemocytometer is what?

A

A device for counting blood cells

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45
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Thrombocythemia is what?

A

An increase in platelets in the blood

46
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Lymphopoiesis is what?

A

The formation of lymphocytes

47
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Thrombolysis is what?

A

Destruction of a blood clot

48
Q

Myeloma is what?

A

Tumor of bone marrow

49
Q

In azotemia there are what?

A

Nitrogenous compounds in the blood

50
Q

The adjective ferric refers to what?

A

iron

51
Q

Sideroderma is what?

A

A deposit of iron in the skin

52
Q

In Hypokalemia, there is what?

A

A deficiency of potassium in the blood

53
Q

A decrease in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is what?

A

Anemia

54
Q

Petechiae, ecchymoses, and purpura are all signs of what?

A

Bleeding into the skin

55
Q

Hodgkin disease involves what?

A

Lymphatic system

56
Q

The common term for hypersensitivity is what?

A

Allergy

57
Q

An anaphylactic reaction is what?

A

Severe, generalized hypersensitivity reaction

58
Q

A group of blood enzymes active in immune responses is what?

A

Complement

59
Q

Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a disorder that results from what?

A

RH incompatibility between a mother and child

60
Q

In polycythemia, there is what?

A

An increase in erythrocytes in the blood

61
Q

Presence of microorganisms in the blood is what?

A

Septicemia

62
Q

Autologous blood is what?

A

A persons own blood

63
Q

HIV and EBV are what?

A

Viruses

64
Q

The total adult blood volume is about how much?

A

5 liters

65
Q

A protein found in blood plasma is what?

A

Albumin

66
Q

Acidity is measured as what?

A

pH

67
Q

All blood cells are produced in what?

A

Red bone marrow

68
Q

An antigen is what?

A

Any substance that stimulates immune response

69
Q

Immunoglobulin is another name for what?

A

Antibody

70
Q

A thrombolytic agent acts to do what?

A

Dissolve blood clots

71
Q

Myelogenous leukemia originates in where?

A

Bone marrow

72
Q

Hodgkin disease originates in what?

A

Lymphatic system

73
Q

A cancer that mainly affects the plasma cells in bone marrow is what?

A

Multiple myeloma

74
Q

A symptom of allergy is urticaria, which is also called what?

A

Hives

75
Q

A reaction to poison ivy is an example of what?

A

delayed hypersensitivity reaction

76
Q

Systemic sclerosis and sjorgren syndrome are examples of what?

A

autoimmune disease

77
Q

Intrinsic factor is needed for what?

A

Absorption of Vitamin B12

78
Q

CD4 cells are important in the diagnosis of what?

A

AIDS

79
Q

Splenomegaly is what?

A

The enlargement of the spleen

80
Q

A band cell is what?

A

Immature neutrophil

81
Q

T cells and B cells are important in what?

A

Immunity

82
Q

A pigment that comes from the breakdown of red cells is what?

A

Bilirubin

83
Q

In whole blood, the formed elements are what?

A

All blood cells

84
Q

The lifespan of an erythrocyte is how long?

A

120 days

85
Q

Platelets are formed where?

A

Megakaryocytes

86
Q

A foreign substance that provokes a host immune response is called what?

A

Antigen

87
Q

Plasma cells produce what?

A

immunoglobulin

88
Q

Protease inhibitors block what?

A

HIV multiplication

89
Q

Septicemia is what?

A

The presence of microorganisms in the blood

90
Q

Infection often results in what?

A

Leukocytosis

91
Q

Anticoagulants prevent what?

A

Blood clotting

92
Q

A normal WBC count is what?

A

5k to 10k per mcL

93
Q

what is the primary accent in granulocyte?

A

gran

94
Q

what is the primary accent in hemostasis?

A

sta

95
Q

what is the primary accent in phagocytosis?

A

to

96
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what is the primary accent in thrombocyte?

A

Throm

97
Q

what is the primary accent in anaphylactic?

A

lak

98
Q

what is the primary accent in anemia?

A

ne

99
Q

what is the primary accent in angioedema?

A

de

100
Q

what is the primary accent in autoimmune?

A

mune

101
Q

what is the primary accent in lymphadenopathy?

A

nop

102
Q

what is the primary accent in pernicious?

A

nish

103
Q

The blood cells that carry oxygen are what?

A

Erythrocytes

104
Q

Another name for platelets is what?

A

Thrombocytes

105
Q

A term for destruction of red cells is what?

A

Emolysis

106
Q

About 55 percent of whole blood is what?

A

Plasma

107
Q

A type of agranular white blood cells is what?

A

Neutrophil

108
Q

Excretion of sodium in the urine is what?

A

natriuresis

109
Q

Which of the following is a cause of clotting problems?

A

Thrombocytopenia

110
Q

T cell counts are used to diagnose what?

A

AIDs