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Chapter 8 Blood
Chapter 8 Blood Quiz
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The liquid portion of blood is termed:
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plasma
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Red blood cells are:
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erythrocytes
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White blood cells are:
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leukocytes
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Another term for platelets is:
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thrombocytes
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Cells that are key in the immune response are:
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lymphocytes
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The process of blood clotting, or changing a liquid to a solid, is:
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coagulation
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Stopping bleeding is:
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hemostasis
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Axillary lymph glands are located in the:
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armpits
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A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is a(n):
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anitbody
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A substance in blood that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide is:
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hemoglobin
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A deficiency of all blood cells is:
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pancytopenia
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An inherited form of anemia characterized by a cresent-shaped RBC is:
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sickle-cell anemia
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An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells is:
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leukocytosis
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A deficiency of clotting cells is:
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thrombocytopenia
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Increased function of the spleen, resulting in hemolysis, is:
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hyperslenism
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The measurement of the percentage of RBCs in the blood is:
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Hct (Hematocrit)
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A test of blood plasma that detects coagulation defects of the intrinsic system and is used to detect hemophilia is:
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PTT
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Preleukemia, resulting from a defect in the bone marrow, is also known as:
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myelodysplastic syndrome
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A mismatch between mother and fetus of what factor causes HDN?
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Rh
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Test that measures the amount of time for clot formation is:
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Prothrombin time (PT)
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Cutting out the pharyngeal tonsils is called:
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adenoidectomy
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Cutting out the lymph node is called:
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lymphadenectomy
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Systemic infection with pathological microbes in the blood resulting from infection spread from elsewhere in the body is called:
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septicemia
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An inherited deficiency of coagulation factor is called:
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hemophilia
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Hemorrhage into the tissues is called:
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purpura
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Long-term internal bleeding is called:
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chronic blood loss
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Acute, painful exacerbation of sickle cell disease is called:
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sickle cell crisis
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Myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of:
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autoimmune diseases
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A slowly progessing form of leukemia marked by proliferation of immature lymphocytes is called ___ leukemia.
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Chronic lymphocytic
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A slowly progessing form of leukemia marked by immature bone marrow cell proliferation is called ___ leukemia.
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Chronic myelogenous
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A noncancerous tumor of epithelial origin, often associated with myasthenia gravis, is a:
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thymoma
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A type of thymic cancer is:
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malignant thymoma
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Plasma cell dyscrasia is called:
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multiple myeloma
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Antineoplastics:
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treat cancer by preventing growth of neoplastic cells.
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Corticosteroids:
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suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation.
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus gland, mind
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immun/o
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protection
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append/o
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groin
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thromb/o
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clot
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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vascul/o
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vessell
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland
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leukemia
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hematologic malignancy
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hemophilia
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hereditary bleeding disorder
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purpura
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hemorragic bleeding disorder of tissues
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polycythemia
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excessive RBCs
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leukopenia
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deficiency of WBCs
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leukocytosis
Definition
abnormal increase of WBCs
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thrombocytopenia
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platelet deficiency
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