Immune and Blood terminology

Question 1

anoxia

Answer 1

absence of oxygen

Question 2

hypoxia

Answer 2

deficiency of oxygen

Question 3

septicemia

Answer 3

pathogens or toxins in the blood

can include bacteremia

Question 4

bacteremia

Answer 4

bacteria in the blood

Question 5

chemotaxis

Answer 5

movement of WBCs along concentration gradient of tissue damage byproducts

Question 6

pavementing/margination

Answer 6

white blood cells lining the damaged vessels

adhesions of leukocytes to endothelium

Question 7

diapedesis aka leukocyte extravasation

Answer 7

neutrophils and monocytes squeeze through the walls of blood vessels towards site of damaged tissue or infection

Question 8

clot

Answer 8

fibrinogen into fibrin via thromboplastin

requires vitamin k and calcium in cascade

Question 9

thrombus

Answer 9

platelet deposition

Question 10

embolus

Answer 10

foreign body in the blood travels ( a thrombus on vacation)
fatty emobli from a fracture in long bones
emboli in lung mc from veins in lower extremity

Question 11

exudate

Answer 11

fluid and high protein (damaged capillary wall)

Question 12

transudate

Answer 12

fluid and low protein

normal capillary wall