Chapter 14

Question 1

axill/o

Answer 1

armpit

Question 2

cervic/o

Answer 2

neck

Question 3

immun/o

Answer 3

immune, protection, safe

Question 4

inguin/o

Answer 4

groin

Question 5

lymph/o

Answer 5

lymph

Question 6

lymphaden/o

Answer 6

lymph gland (node)

Question 7

splen/o

Answer 7

spleen

Question 8

thym/o

Answer 8

thymus gland

Question 9

tox/o

Answer 9

poison

Question 10

-cytosis

Answer 10

condition of cells, slight increase in numbers

Question 11

-edema

Answer 11

swelling

Question 12

-globulin

Answer 12

protein

Question 13

-megaly

Answer 13

enlargement

Question 14

-oid

Answer 14

resembling, derived from

Question 15

-pathy

Answer 15

disease

Question 16

-penia

Answer 16

deficiency

Question 17

-phylaxis

Answer 17

protection

Question 18

-poiesis

Answer 18

formation

Question 19

-stitial

Answer 19

pertaining to standing or positioned

Question 20

-suppression

Answer 20

stopping

Question 21

ana-

Answer 21

again, anew

Question 22

auto-

Answer 22

self, own

Question 23

hyper-

Answer 23

above, excessive

Question 24

inter-

Answer 24

between

Question 25

retro-

Answer 25

behind, back, backward

Question 26

AIDS

Answer 26

disorder in which the immune system is suppressed by exposure to HIV

Question 27

Hodgkin’s disease

Answer 27

malignant tumor of lymph nodes and spleen marked by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in lymph nodes

Question 28

lymphoid organs

Answer 28

tissue that produces lymphocytes – spleen, thymus, tonsils, and adenoids

Question 29

allergens

Answer 29

an antigen capable of causing allergy (hypersensitivity)

Question 30

anaphylaxis

Answer 30

an extraordinary hypersensitivity to a foreign protein; marked by hypotension, shock, and respiratory distress

Question 31

thymectomy

Answer 31

removal of a mediastinal organ (thymus)

Question 32

hypersplenism

Answer 32

syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen and associated with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia

Question 33

lymphedema

Answer 33

swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation interferons

Question 34

interferons

Answer 34

antiviral proteins secreted by T cells

Question 35

cytotoxic T cells

Answer 35

T lymphocytes that directly kill foreign cells (T8 cells)

Question 36

helper T cells

Answer 36

lymphocyte that aids B cells, also called T4 or CD4+ cell

Question 37

immunoglobulins

Answer 37

antibodies produced by plasma cells– IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM, IgD

Question 38

ELISA

Answer 38

(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay): test to detect anti-HIV antibodies

Question 39

HIV

Answer 39

human immunodeficiency virus; the retrovirus that causes AIDS

Question 40

Kaposi sarcoma

Answer 40

a malignant condition associated with AIDS (purplish skin nodules appear)

Question 41

plasma cells

Answer 41

transformed B cells that secrete antibodies

Question 42

suppressor T cells

Answer 42

T cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B and T cell lymphocytes (Tregs)

Question 43

toxins

Answer 43

poisons (antigens)

Question 44

CD4-lymphocytes

Answer 44

white blood cells that are destroyed by the AIDS virus

Question 45

HAART

Answer 45

use of combinations of drugs to treat AIDS

Question 46

PCP

Answer 46

pneumocystis pneumonia: major pneumonia that AIDS patients get

Question 47

protease inhibitor

Answer 47

drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the production of a proteolytic enzyme

Question 48

reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Answer 48

drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the growth of HIV