Week 2 Block Test Flashcards
What is the order of blood cells from most to least abundant
Erythrocytes → thrombocytes →leukocytes
What forms parts of Waldeyer’s ring
Lingual tonsil
Adenoids
What is the flow of blood starting from the superior vena cava
RT atrium→ RT ventricle → pulmonary trunk → RT and LT pulmonary arteries → lungs → RT and LT pulmonary veins → Lt atrium → Lt ventricle →Aorta
What are agranulocytes?
Monocytes
What is age specific death rate
The number of death in specific age group/ number of persons in that age group
What are crude death rate
The number of deaths during a given period
What does survival mean?
The number of persons alive at a specified time after diagnosis
What does prevalence mean?
The total number of cases, both new and long term, that are present at a particular point in time
What is incidence rate
The number of new cases, events that occur in a specified time
What is morality rate
The number of deaths divided by the number of individuals in the population
Incident rate of non-melanoma skin cancer is higher in males than females- true or false
True
What term is used to describe the production of blood cells?
Haemopoiesis
What is the key criteria for the distribution of cancer?
Socio- economic group
Race and/ or religion
Age
Geography
Gender
What condition is caused by a low level of platelets in the blood?
Thrombocytopenia
True or false → xeroderma pigmentation is caused by sun exposure
False
