Chapter 11 Blood and Immunity Flashcards
1
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What does the suffix -emia, -hemia mean?
A
Condition of blood
2
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What does the suffix -penia mean?
A
decrease in deficiency of
3
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What does the suffix -poiesis mean?
A
formation, production
4
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What does the root myel/o mean?
A
Bone marrow
5
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What does the root hem/o hemat/o mean?
A
Blood
6
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What does the root erythr/o, eryhtrocyt/o mean?
A
red blood cell
7
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What does the root Leuk/o Leukocyt/o mean?
A
white blood cell
8
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What does the root lymph/o lymphocy/o mean?
A
lympocyte
9
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What does the root throm/o mean?
A
Blood clot
10
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What does the root Thrombocyt/o mean?
A
Platelet, thrombocyte
11
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What does the root immun/o mean?
A
Immunity, immune system
12
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What does the root Azot/o mean?
A
Nitrogenous compounds
13
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What does the root calc/o mean?
A
Calcium
14
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What does the root ferr/o mean?
A
Iron
15
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What does the root sider/o mean?
A
iron
16
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What does the root Kali mean?
A
Potassium
17
Q
What does the root natri mean?
A
Sodium
18
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What does the root Ox/y mean?
A
oxygen
19
Q
dissolved salts are found in body fluids are what?
A
Electrolytes
20
Q
Albumin is what?
A
A simple protein found in plasma
21
Q
The formed elements in blood are what?
A
Cells
22
Q
The main function of electrolytes is to do what?
A
Carry oxygen
23
Q
Red cells are made in the what?
A
Heart
24
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Erythropoietin is a what?
A
Hormone that stimulates red cell production
25
The pigment that carries oxygen in red cells is what?
Hemoglobin
26
Lymphocytes and monocytes are what?
Agranular leukocytes
27
The most numerous leukocytes are what?
Neutrophils
28
The prevention of blood loss is what?
Hemostasis
29
Serum is what?
Liquid that remains after blood has clotted
30
The substance that forms a blood clot is what?
Fibrin
31
A platelet is also called what?
Thrombocyte
32
Which of the following is not a blood type in the ABO system?
Type AO
33
Which of the following is true of people with type B blood?
Their blood will agglutinate with anti- B serum
34
An antigen is what?
A foreign substance that stimulates immunity
35
Macrophages are descendants of what?
Monocytes
36
Which of the following are examples of antigen presenting cells?
Macrophages and dendritic cells
37
The skin, mucus, cilia, and lymph nodes are components of what?
Innate immunity
38
Cytopenia is what?
A deficiency of cells
39
Erythropoiesis is what?
Formation of red blood cells
40
Hypoproteinemia is what?
A lack of protein in the blood
41
A leukoblast is what?
Mature white blood cell
42
The term myelogenous means what?
originating in blood marrow
43
Immunity acquired by contact with a disease organism is described as what?
adaptive
44
A hemocytometer is what?
A device for counting blood cells
45
Thrombocythemia is what?
An increase in platelets in the blood
46
Lymphopoiesis is what?
The formation of lymphocytes
47
Thrombolysis is what?
Destruction of a blood clot
48
Myeloma is what?
Tumor of bone marrow
49
In azotemia there are what?
Nitrogenous compounds in the blood
50
The adjective ferric refers to what?
iron
51
Sideroderma is what?
A deposit of iron in the skin
52
In Hypokalemia, there is what?
A deficiency of potassium in the blood
53
A decrease in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is what?
Anemia
54
Petechiae, ecchymoses, and purpura are all signs of what?
Bleeding into the skin
55
Hodgkin disease involves what?
Lymphatic system
56
The common term for hypersensitivity is what?
Allergy
57
An anaphylactic reaction is what?
Severe, generalized hypersensitivity reaction
58
A group of blood enzymes active in immune responses is what?
Complement
59
Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a disorder that results from what?
RH incompatibility between a mother and child
60
In polycythemia, there is what?
An increase in erythrocytes in the blood
61
Presence of microorganisms in the blood is what?
Septicemia
62
Autologous blood is what?
A persons own blood
63
HIV and EBV are what?
Viruses
64
The total adult blood volume is about how much?
5 liters
65
A protein found in blood plasma is what?
Albumin
66
Acidity is measured as what?
pH
67
All blood cells are produced in what?
Red bone marrow
68
An antigen is what?
Any substance that stimulates immune response
69
Immunoglobulin is another name for what?
Antibody
70
A thrombolytic agent acts to do what?
Dissolve blood clots
71
Myelogenous leukemia originates in where?
Bone marrow
72
Hodgkin disease originates in what?
Lymphatic system
73
A cancer that mainly affects the plasma cells in bone marrow is what?
Multiple myeloma
74
A symptom of allergy is urticaria, which is also called what?
Hives
75
A reaction to poison ivy is an example of what?
delayed hypersensitivity reaction
76
Systemic sclerosis and sjorgren syndrome are examples of what?
autoimmune disease
77
Intrinsic factor is needed for what?
Absorption of Vitamin B12
78
CD4 cells are important in the diagnosis of what?
AIDS
79
Splenomegaly is what?
The enlargement of the spleen
80
A band cell is what?
Immature neutrophil
81
T cells and B cells are important in what?
Immunity
82
A pigment that comes from the breakdown of red cells is what?
Bilirubin
83
In whole blood, the formed elements are what?
All blood cells
84
The lifespan of an erythrocyte is how long?
120 days
85
Platelets are formed where?
Megakaryocytes
86
A foreign substance that provokes a host immune response is called what?
Antigen
87
Plasma cells produce what?
immunoglobulin
88
Protease inhibitors block what?
HIV multiplication
89
Septicemia is what?
The presence of microorganisms in the blood
90
Infection often results in what?
Leukocytosis
91
Anticoagulants prevent what?
Blood clotting
92
A normal WBC count is what?
5k to 10k per mcL
93
what is the primary accent in granulocyte?
gran
94
what is the primary accent in hemostasis?
sta
95
what is the primary accent in phagocytosis?
to
96
what is the primary accent in thrombocyte?
Throm
97
what is the primary accent in anaphylactic?
lak
98
what is the primary accent in anemia?
ne
99
what is the primary accent in angioedema?
de
100
what is the primary accent in autoimmune?
mune
101
what is the primary accent in lymphadenopathy?
nop
102
what is the primary accent in pernicious?
nish
103
The blood cells that carry oxygen are what?
Erythrocytes
104
Another name for platelets is what?
Thrombocytes
105
A term for destruction of red cells is what?
Emolysis
106
About 55 percent of whole blood is what?
Plasma
107
A type of agranular white blood cells is what?
Neutrophil
108
Excretion of sodium in the urine is what?
natriuresis
109
Which of the following is a cause of clotting problems?
Thrombocytopenia
110
T cell counts are used to diagnose what?
AIDs
