Unit 6 Hematological System

Question 1

Leukopenia

Answer 1

A reduction in the number of leukocytes in the blood to 5000 or less

Question 2

Neutropenia

Answer 2

An abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood

Question 3

Pancytopenia

Answer 3

Deficiency in all three cellular components of the blood: RBC, WBC, platelets

Question 4

Petechiase

Answer 4

Very small, non raised, round, purplish spots, caused by intradermal or submucosal bleeding, then later turn blue or yellow.

Question 5

Polycythemia

Answer 5

An elevation in the total number of red blood cells

Question 6

Thrombocytosis

Answer 6

Condition in which there is an abnormally increased number of platelets in the blood

Question 7

Hemochomatosis

Answer 7

Inherited blood disorder that causes the body to retain an excessive amount of iron

Question 8

Myeloma

Answer 8

Cancer of the plasma cells

Question 9

Thalassemia

Answer 9

An inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin than normal

Question 10

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Answer 10

A disorder in which tissue damage causes widespread, excessive blood clotting in the microcircluation; subsequently, the body’s blood clotting factors are depleted and hemorrhage occurs.