hematology

Question 1

Anemia

Answer 1

an inadequate number of red blood

Question 2

Antigen

Answer 2

protein on the surface of a donor’s red blood cells that the patient’s body recognizes as “not self”

Question 3

Autoimmune Disease

Answer 3

Condition in which the body makes antibodies against its own tissues

Question 4

Bohr Effect

Answer 4

phenomenon in which a decrease in PCO2 acidity causes in increase in the quantity of oxygen that binds with the hemoglobin and, conversely, and increase in PCO2 acidty causes the hemoglobin to give up a greater quantity of oxygen

Question 5

Chemotaxis

Answer 5

the movement of white blood cells in response to chemical signals

Question 6

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Answer 6

a disorder of coagulation caused by systemic activation of the coagulation cascade

Question 7

Erythrocyte

Answer 7

red blood cell

Question 8

Erythropoiesis

Answer 8

the process of producing red blood cells

Question 9

Erythropoietin

Answer 9

the hormone responsible for red blood cell production

Question 10

Fibrinolysis

Answer 10

the process through which plasmin dismantles a blood clot

Question 11

Hematocrit

Answer 11

the packed cell volume of red blood cells per unit of blood

Question 12

Hematology

Answer 12

the study of blood and the blood-forming organs

Question 13

Hematopiesis

Answer 13

the process throught which pluripotent stem cells differentiate into various types of blood cells

Question 14

Hemoglobin

Answer 14

oxygen-bearing molecule in the red blood cells. It is made up of iron-rich red pigment calles heme and a protein called globin

Question 15

Hemolysis

Answer 15

destruction of red blood cells

Question 16

Hemophilia

Answer 16

a blood disorder in which one of the proteins necessary for blood clotting is missing or defective

Question 17

Hemostasis

Answer 17

the combined three mechanisms that work to prevent or control blood loss

Question 18

Inflammatory Process

Answer 18

a nonspecific defense mechanism that wards off damage from microorganisms or trauma

Question 19

Leukemia

Answer 19

a cancer of the hematopoietic cells

Question 20

Leukocyte

Answer 20

white blood cell

Question 21

leukocytosis

Answer 21

too many white blood cells

Question 22

Leukopenia

Answer 22

too few WBCs

Question 23

Leukopoiesis

Answer 23

the process through which stem cells differentiate into the WBC’s immature forms

Question 24

Lymphoma

Answer 24

A cancer of the lymphatic system

Question 25

Major Basic Protein MBP

Answer 25

a larvacidal peptide

Question 26

Multiple Myeloma

Answer 26

a cancerous disorder of plasma cells

Question 27

Neutropenia

Answer 27

a reduced number of neutrophils

Question 28

Phagocytosis

Answer 28

processin which WBC’s engulf and destroy an invader

Question 29

Plasma

Answer 29

thick, pale yellow fluid that makes up the liquid part of the blood

Question 30

Pluripotent Stem Cell

Answer 30

a cell from which the various types of blood cells can form

Question 31

Polycythemia

Answer 31

an excess of red blood cells

Question 32

Sequestration

Answer 32

the trapping of red blood cells by an organ such as the spleen

Question 33

Sickle Cell Anemia

Answer 33

an inherited disorder of red blood cell production, so named because the red blood cells become sickle shaped when oxygen levels are low

Question 34

Thrombocyte

Answer 34

blood platelet

Question 35

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 35

an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets

Question 36

Thrombocytosis

Answer 36

an abnormal increase in the number of platelets

Question 37

Thrombosis

Answer 37

clot formation, which is extremely dangerous when it occurs in coronary arteries or cerebral vasculature

Question 38

2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG)

Answer 38

Chemical in the red blood cells that affects hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen.

Question 39

von Willebrand’s disease

Answer 39

condition in which the vWF component of factor vIII is deficient.