8.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective

Question 1

Two ways of looking at blood cells

Answer 1

Complete blood count

Looking at size and shape

Question 2

Complete Blood Count

Answer 2

CBC - is one of the most common test. Counts each number of cell

Question 3

Anemia

Answer 3

lower than normal number red blood. most common problem

Question 4

Leukopenia

Answer 4

can caused by an infection. If number is to low, it mean that a patient has a weak immune system

Question 5

anisocytosis

an- not
iso - equal
cyt- cell
osis - condition

Answer 5

condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells

Question 6

elliptocyte

ellipto - oval shaped
cyte - cell

Answer 6

oval red blood cells

Question 7

elliptocytosis

Answer 7

condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells

Question 8

embolism

Answer 8

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

Question 9

embolus

em - in
bolus - throw

Answer 9

mass of matter present in the blood

Question 10

erythrocyte

Answer 10

red blood cell

Question 11

erythrocytosis

Answer 11

abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

Question 12

hematopoiesis

hemat - blood
opoiesis

Answer 12

formation of blood cells

Question 13

hemolysis

hemo - blood
lysis - breakdown

Answer 13

breakdown of blood cells

Question 14

leukocyte

Answer 14

white blood cell

Question 15

leukocytosis

Answer 15

increase in the number of white blood cells

Question 16

leukopenia

leuko - white
penia - deficiency

Answer 16

deficiency in white blood cells

Question 17

macrocytosis

Answer 17

condition characterized by large red blood cells

Question 18

microcytosis

Answer 18

condition characterized by small red blood cells

Question 19

myelopoiesis

myelo - bone marrow
opiesis - formation

Answer 19

formation of bone marrow

Question 20

neutropenia

Answer 20

deficiency in neutrophil

Question 21

normocyte

Answer 21

normal-sized red blood cell

Question 22

oligocythemia

oligo - few
cyt- cell
hemia - blood

Answer 22

deficiency in the number of red blood cells

Question 23

pancytopenia

Answer 23

deficiency in all cellular components of the blood

Question 24

phagocytosis

Answer 24

process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris

Question 25

poikilocytosis

Answer 25

condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes

Question 26

polycythemia

Answer 26

excess of red blood cells

Question 27

reticulocyte reticulo - net cyte - cell

Answer 27

immature red blood cell; the root comes from its netlike appearance

Question 28

thrombocyte

Answer 28

cell that helps blood clot; also known as a platelet

Question 29

thrombocytopenia

Answer 29

deficiency in the number of platelets (clot cells)

Question 30

thromboembolism

Answer 30

blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed

Question 31

thrombogenic

Answer 31

capable of producing a blood clot

Question 32

thrombosis

Answer 32

the formation of a blood clot

Question 33

thrombus

Answer 33

blood clot

Question 34

asplenia

Answer 34

absence of a spleen or of spleen function

Question 35

hepatosplenomegaly

Answer 35

enlargement of the liver and spleen

Question 36

lymphocyte

Answer 36

lymph cell

Question 37

lymphopenia

Answer 37

abnormal deficiency in lymph

Question 38

splenectopy

Answer 38

displacement of the spleen; sometimes called floating spleen

Question 39

splenolysis

Answer 39

breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue

Question 40

splenomalacia

Answer 40

softening of the spleen

Question 41

splenomegaly

Answer 41

enlargement of the spleen

Question 42

splenoptosis spleno - spleen optosis - drooping condition

Answer 42

downward displacement (drooping) of the spleen

Question 43

thymic hyperplasia

Answer 43

overdevelopment of the thymus

Question 44

antibody

Answer 44

substance produced by the body in response to an antigen

Question 45

antigen ant- against gen - created

Answer 45

substance that causes the body to produce antibodies

Question 46

hematocrit hema - blood crit - judge

Answer 46

test to judge or separate the blood; it is used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume

Question 47

hematology

Answer 47

study of the blood

Question 48

hemoglobin hemo - blood globin - globe

Answer 48

iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells

Question 49

hypoperfusion

Answer 49

inadequate flow of blood

Question 50

immunoglobulin

Answer 50

protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease

Question 51

immunology

Answer 51

study of the immune system

Question 52

immunologist

Answer 52

specialist in the study of the immune system

Question 53

lymphangiogram

Answer 53

record of the study of lymph vessels

Question 54

lymphangiography

Answer 54

procedure to study the lymph vessels

Question 55

perfusion

Answer 55

circulation of blood through tissue

Question 56

phlebology phlebo - vein

Answer 56

study of veins

Question 57

phlebotomist

Answer 57

specialist in drawing blood

Question 58

phlebotomy

Answer 58

incision into a vein; another name for drawing blood

Question 59

sphygmomanomete

Answer 59

fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure