CHAPTER 3, 4 and 5 QUIZZES combined Flashcards
Blood cells are produced in the:
red blood marrow
Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?
thrombolytic
True or false, a culture and sensitivity will determine the best antibiotic to use for an infection-
true
Which of the following statements regarding antigens is not true?-
antigens hide a pathogen from lymphocytes.
Which of the following is not part of the immune response?
production of antibodies by A lymphocytes
A medical term that means blood flowing out of a blood vessel is
hemorrhage
The combining form that means rosy red is
eosin/o
The combining form that means clotting is
coagul/o
A medical term that means white cell is
leukocyte
A suffix that means blood condition is
-emia
The combining form that means adenoids is
adenoid/o
The suffix that means swelling is
-edema
A suffix that means formation is
A suffix that means formation is
A medical term that means enlarged spleen is
splenomegaly
A medical term that means lymph gland disease is
lymphadenopathy
Which of the following blood tests is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease?-
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Which of the following medications is useful for treating autoimmune diseases?-
corticosteroid
Which of the following blood tests measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood?
hemocrit
true or false sickle cell anemia is named for the abnormal shape of the red blood cells
true
true or false leukocytes are also called platelets?
false
true or false blood typing is a test to determine how many of each type of leukocyte a person has-
false
true or false a decrease in red blood cells may indicate anemia-
true
true or false a pro-time indicates how many days circulating red blood cells survive before they are removed by the spleen-
false