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Chapter 6-Blood And Lymphatic Systems Flashcards

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Anticoagulant

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A drug that prevents clotting of the blood

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Autologous blood

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Blood donated and stored for a patient for future use

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Autoimmune disease

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Abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself

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Anemia

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Reduced number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, resulting in the inability for red blood cells to transport oxygen

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Caused by HIV, that causes immune cells to be ineffective

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Blast/o, -blast

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Germ or bud

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Active immunity

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Long lasting immunity that results from the stimulating the body to produce it’s own antibodies

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Antibody

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Substance produced by the body that destroys an antigen that has entered the body

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Chrom/o, chromat/o

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Color

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Blood component therapy

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Transfusion of a specific blood component (blood cells, platelets )

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Cross matching

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Method of matching a donors blood to the recipient

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Antigen

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A substance that when is introduced to the body, causes the formation of antibodies against it

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Chyl/o

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Juice

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Hemoglobin

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Protein-iron compound in erythrocytes that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Hemostatic

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A drug that stops the flow of blood within the vessels

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Hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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Erythropenia

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Abnormally reduced number of red blood cells

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Homologous blood

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Blood voluntarily donated by any person for someone in need of it

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Immun/o

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Safe

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Hemolysis

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Breakdown of the red blood cell membrane

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Immunosuppression

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Impaired ability to provide an immune response

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Lymph/o

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Clear fluid

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Immunocompromised

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Impaired immunologic defenses

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Leukocyte

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White blood cells

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Immunity

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Process of a disease protection include by exposure to an antigen

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Lymphadenectomy

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Removal of a lymph node

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Lymphadenotomy

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Incision into a lymph node

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Morph/o

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Lymph

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Fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels

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Phag/o

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Eat or sallow

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Lymph nodes

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Small, oval structures that filter lymph from lymph vessels

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Lymph ducts

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Collecting channels that carry lymph from the lymph nodes to the veins

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Leukemia

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Chronic disease of the blood forming organs

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Lymphoma

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Any neoplastic disorder of the lymph tissue

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Lymphadenopathy

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Enlarged lymph nodes

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Metastasis

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Cancer cells are spread to blood or lymph circulation

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Plas/o

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Plasma

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Liquid portion of the blood and lymph

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Lymph capillaries

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Microscopic vessels that draw lymph from tissues to the lymph vessels

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Platelets

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Thrombocytes (cell fragments in the blood that at essential for blood clotting)

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Reticul/o

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Passive immunity

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Short lasting immunity that results from the foreign antibodies that are conveyed

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Pancytopenia

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Abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood

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Serum

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Liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting

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Rh factor

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Lack of antigens on the surface of red blood cells, causing a reaction between rh +/-

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Rh negative

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Absence of antigens

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Rh positive

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Presence of antigens

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Organ between the stomach and the diaphragm that filters out aging blood cells

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Splenomegaly

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Enlargement of the spleen

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Thromb/o

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Splenectomy

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Removal of a spleen

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Thymus

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Primary gland of the lymphatic system, located within the mediastinum, that helps maintain the body’s immune response

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Thymectomy

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Removal of the thymus gland

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Phlebotomy / venipuncture

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Incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing

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Vasoconstrictor

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A drug that causes narrowing of blood vessels (decreased blood flow)

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Vasodilator

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A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels, increasing blood flow

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