Chapter Thirteen- Blood

Question 1

Antibody

Answer 1

Protein (immunoglobulin) produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses or other antigens

Question 2

Antigen

Answer 2

Foreign substance that stimulates the production of an antibody

Question 3

Basophil

Answer 3

White blood cell containing granules that stain blue; releases histamine and heparin

Question 4

Bilirubin

Answer 4

Orange yellow pigment in bile; formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin when red blood cells die

Question 5

Coagulation

Answer 5

Blood clotting

Question 6

Colony-stimulating factor (CSF)

Answer 6

Protein that stimulates the growth and proliferation of white blood cells (granulocytes)

Question 7

Differentiation

Answer 7

Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization

Question 8

Electrophoresis

Answer 8

Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge

Question 9

Eosinophil

Answer 9

White blood cell containing granules that stain red; associated with allergic reactions

Question 10

Erythrocyte

Answer 10

Red blood cell

Question 11

Erythropoietin (EPO)

Answer 11

Hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell formation

Question 12

Fibrin

Answer 12

Protein threads that assist in clotting

Question 13

Fibrinogen

Answer 13

Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

Question 14

Globulin

Answer 14

Plasma protein

Question 15

Granulocytes

Answer 15

White blood cell with numerous dark-staining granules; Phils

Question 16

Hemoglobin

Answer 16

Blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen

Question 17

Hemolysis

Answer 17

Destruction or breakdown of blood

Question 18

Heparin

Answer 18

Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells

Question 19

Immune reaction

Answer 19

Response of the immune system to foreign invasion

Question 20

Immunoglobulin

Answer 20

Protein with antibody activity

Question 21

Leukocyte

Answer 21

WBC

Question 22

Lymphocyte

Answer 22

Mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies

Question 23

Macrophage

Answer 23

Monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces; engulfs forge in material

Question 24

Megakaryocyte

Answer 24

Large platelet precursor cell found in bone marrow

Question 25

Monocytes

Answer 25

Leukocyte with one large nucleus; engulfs debris

Question 26

Mononuclear

Answer 26

Pertaining to a WBC with a single round nucleus; lymphocytes and monocytes

Question 27

Neutrophil

Answer 27

Granulolytic WBC formed in bone marrow

Question 28

Plasma

Answer 28

Liquid portion of blood

Question 29

Plasmapheresis

Answer 29

Removal of plasma from withdrawn blood by centrifuge

Question 30

Platelet

Answer 30

Small blood fragment that collects at sites of injury to begin clotting process

Question 31

Prothrombin

Answer 31

Plasma protein; converted to thrombin

Question 32

Reticulocyte

Answer 32

Immature RBC

Question 33

Rh factor

Answer 33

Antigen on RBC

Question 34

Serum

Answer 34

Plasma minus clotting protein and cells

Question 35

Stem cell

Answer 35

Unspeacialized cell

Question 36

Thrombin

Answer 36

Enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin

Question 37

Thrombocyte

Answer 37

Platelet

Question 38

Albumin

Answer 38

Protein in blood; maintains water amount

Question 39

Bas/o

Answer 39

Base

Question 40

Chrom/o

Answer 40

Color

Question 41

Coagul/o

Answer 41

Clotting

Question 42

Cyt/o

Answer 42

Cell

Question 43

Eosin/o

Answer 43

Red, dawn, rosy

Question 44

Erythr/o

Answer 44

Red

Question 45

Granul/o

Answer 45

Granules

Question 46

Hem/o

Answer 46

Blood

Question 47

Hemat/o

Answer 47

Blood

Question 48

Hemoglobin/o

Answer 48

Hemoglobin

Question 49

Is/o

Answer 49

Same, equal

Question 50

Kary/o

Answer 50

Nucleus

Question 51

Leuk/o

Answer 51

White

Question 52

Mon/o

Answer 52

One, single

Question 53

Morph/o

Answer 53

Shape, form

Question 54

Myel/o

Answer 54

Bone marrow

Question 55

Neutr/o

Answer 55

Neural

Question 56

Nucle/o

Answer 56

Nucleus

Question 57

Phag/o

Answer 57

Eat, swallow

Question 58

Poikil/o

Answer 58

Varied, irregular

Question 59

Sider/o

Answer 59

Iron

Question 60

Spher/o

Answer 60

Globe, round

Question 61

Thromb/o

Answer 61

Clot

Question 62

-apheresis

Answer 62

Removal, carrying away

Question 63

-blast

Answer 63

Immature cell, embryonic

Question 64

-cytosis

Answer 64

Abnormal condition of cells

Question 65

-emia

Answer 65

Blood condition

Question 66

-globin

Answer 66

Protein

Question 67

-lytic

Answer 67

Pertaining to destruction

Question 68

-oid

Answer 68

Derived from

Question 69

-osis

Answer 69

Abnormal condition

Question 70

-penia

Answer 70

Deficiency

Question 71

-phage

Answer 71

Eat, swallow

Question 72

-Philia

Answer 72

Attraction for

Question 73

-phonesis

Answer 73

Carrying, transmission

Question 74

-poiesis

Answer 74

Formation

Question 75

-stasis

Answer 75

Stop, control