Chapter 8 (Blood - Objective)

Question 1

anisocytosis

Answer 1

condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells

Question 2

elliptocyte

Answer 2

oval red blood cells

Question 3

elliptocytosis

Answer 3

condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells

Question 4

embolism

Answer 4

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

Question 5

embolus

Answer 5

mass of matter present in the blood

Question 6

erythrocyte

Answer 6

red blood cell

Question 7

erythrocytosis

Answer 7

abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

Question 8

hematopoiesis

Answer 8

formation of blood cells

Question 9

hemolysis

Answer 9

breakdown of blood cells

Question 10

leukocyte

Answer 10

white blood cell

Question 11

leukocytosis

Answer 11

increase in the number of white blood cells

Question 12

leukopenia

Answer 12

deficiency in white blood cells (can be caused by an infection - if levels are too low, it may mean the patient has a weakened immune system (immunodeficiency))

Question 13

macrocytosis

Answer 13

condition characterized by large red blood cells (causes for anemia include folate deficiency or B12 deficiency)

Question 14

microcytosis

Answer 14

condition characterized by small, red blood cells (causes for anemia include iron deficiency and lead poisoning)

Question 15

myelopoiesis

Answer 15

formation of bone marrow

Question 16

neutropenia

Answer 16

deficiency in neutrophil (type of white blood cell)

Question 17

normocyte

Answer 17

normal-sized red blood cell

Question 18

oligocythemia

Answer 18

deficiency in the number of red blood cells

Question 19

pancytopenia

Answer 19

deficiency in all cellular components of the blood

Question 20

phagocytosis

Answer 20

process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy or eat foreign microorganisms or cell debris

Question 21

poikilocytosis

Answer 21

condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes

Question 22

polycythemia

Answer 22

excess of red blood cells

Question 23

reticulcyte

Answer 23

immature red blood cells (the root comes from its netlike appearance)

Question 24

spherocyte

Answer 24

red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape

Question 25

thrombocyte

Answer 25

cell that helps the blood clot, also known as a platelet

Question 26

thrombocytopenia

Answer 26

deficiency in the number of platelets (clot cells)

Question 27

thrombocytosis

Answer 27

increase in the number of platelets (clot cells)

Question 28

thromboembolism

Answer 28

blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by the clot that has broken off from where it formed

Question 29

thrombogenic

Answer 29

capable of producing a blood clot

Question 30

thrombosis

Answer 30

the formation of a blood clot