8- Leukocytes and Word Parts

Question 1

Neutrophil

Answer 1

60-70%
powerful phagocytes, increased in bacterial infections and inflammation

Question 2

Lymphocyte

Answer 2

20-25%
increased in viral infections

Question 3

Monocyte

Answer 3

3-8%
differentiate into macrophages (phagocytes), present in chronic inflammation

Question 4

Eosinophil

Answer 4

2-4%
allergic reactions, parasitic infections

Question 5

Basophil

Answer 5

0.5-1%
function poorly understood, increased in chronic inflammation

Question 6

ana-

Answer 6

up, towards, or against

Question 7

angi/o
vascul/o
vas/o

Answer 7

blood vessel

Question 8

apher/o

Answer 8

withdrawal

Question 9

aort/o

Answer 9

aorta

Question 10

arteri/o

Answer 10

artery

Question 11

ather/o

Answer 11

plaque, fatty substance, narrowing

Question 12

atri/o

Answer 12

atrium, upper chamber of the heart

Question 13

brady-

Answer 13

slow

Question 14

cardi/o
coron/o

Answer 14

heart

Question 15

-cardia

Answer 15

heart condition

Question 16

cerebr/o

Answer 16

cerebrum

Question 17

coagul/o

Answer 17

coagulation, clotting

Question 18

cyan/o

Answer 18

blue

Question 19

cyt/o

Answer 19

cells, increase in cells

Question 20

-ectasis

Answer 20

a dilation or expansion

Question 21

embol/o

Answer 21

blockage, obstruction, plug, embolus

Question 22

-emia

Answer 22

blood condition

Question 23

erythr/o

Answer 23

red

Question 24

-globin

Answer 24

protein

Question 25

hemat/o
hem/o

Answer 25

blood

Question 26

immun/o

Answer 26

immunity/immune

Question 27

isch/o

Answer 27

hold back, block

Question 28

leuk/o

Answer 28

white

Question 29

lymph/o

Answer 29

lymphatic system/tissue

Question 30

-lysis

Answer 30

separation, destruction, loosening

Question 31

-megaly

Answer 31

enlargement

Question 32

myel/o
my/o

Answer 32

muscle

Question 33

-ole
-ule

Answer 33

small, minute

Question 34

-oma

Answer 34

tumor

Question 35

path/o

Answer 35

disease

Question 36

-pathy

Answer 36

disease

Question 37

pector/o

Answer 37

chest

Question 38

-penia

Answer 38

deficiency

Question 39

perfus/o

Answer 39

blood flow

Question 40

-phagia

Answer 40

swallowing, eating

Question 41

-phil

Answer 41

love, affinity for

Question 42

-phylaxis

Answer 42

protection

Question 43

phleb/o
ven/o

Answer 43

vein

Question 44

-poiesis

Answer 44

blood formation

Question 45

pulmon/o

Answer 45

lungs

Question 46

-rrhage

Answer 46

excessive flow

Question 47

-rraphy

Answer 47

suture

Question 48

rrhythm/o

Answer 48

rhythm

Question 49

scler/o

Answer 49

hardening

Question 50

-scopy

Answer 50

process of looking

Question 51

sept/o

Answer 51

septum

Question 52

septic/o

Answer 52

infected, decay

Question 53

-spasm

Answer 53

involuntary contraction

Question 54

splen/o

Answer 54

spleen

Question 55

-static

Answer 55

lack of movement

Question 56

tachy-

Answer 56

fast

Question 57

throm/o

Answer 57

clot; thrombus-blood clot

Question 58

thym/o

Answer 58

thymus

Question 59

tonsil/o

Answer 59

tonsil

Question 60

valvul/o

Answer 60

valve

Question 61

varic/o

Answer 61

dilated vein

Question 62

vas/o

Answer 62

vessel

Question 63

ventricul/o

Answer 63

ventricle, lower chamber of the heart

Question 64

vol/o

Answer 64

volume