Blood and Lymphatic System

Question 1

cells that bring oxygen and carry away waste

Answer 1

red blood cells / erythrocytes

Question 2

cells that fight infection

Answer 2

white blood cells / leukocytes

Question 3

scab-makers of the body

Answer 3

platelets / thrombocytes

Question 4

substance that grabs onto oxygen when surrounding oxygen levels are high and releases oxygen when levels are low

Answer 4

hemoglobin

Question 5

thromb/o

Answer 5

clot

Question 6

hem/o, hemat/o

Answer 6

blood

Question 7

cyt/o

Answer 7

cell

Question 8

leuk/o

Answer 8

white

Question 9

phleb/o, ven/o

Answer 9

vein

Question 10

lymph/o

Answer 10

lymph

Question 11

myel/o

Answer 11

bone marrow, spine

Question 12

-emia

Answer 12

blood condition

Question 13

tonsill/o

Answer 13

tonsils

Question 14

splen/o

Answer 14

spleen

Question 15

thym/o

Answer 15

thymus

Question 16

-penia

Answer 16

deficiency

Question 17

reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as fatigue and weakness

Answer 17

anemia

Question 18

large bruise

Answer 18

ecchymosis

Question 19

mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue

Answer 19

hematoma

Question 20

condition in which the blood doesn’t clot thus causing excessive bleeding

Answer 20

hemophilia

Question 21

excessive blood loss

Answer 21

hemorrhage

Question 22

small bruise

Answer 22

petechia

Question 23

any disease of a lymph gland

Answer 23

lymphadenopathy

Question 24

swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph usually in the extremities

Answer 24

lymphedema

Question 25

pain in the spleen

Answer 25

splenalgia, splenodynia

Question 26

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

Answer 26

embolism

Question 27

mass of matter present in the blood

Answer 27

embolus

Question 28

formation of blood cells

Answer 28

hematopoiesis

Question 29

breakdown of blood cells

Answer 29

hemolysis

Question 30

deficiency in white blood cells

Answer 30

leukopenia

Question 31

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

Answer 31

thromboembolism

Question 32

the formation of a blood clot

Answer 32

thrombosis

Question 33

blood clot

Answer 33

thrombus

Question 34

enlargement of the liver and spleen

Answer 34

hepatosplenomegaly

Question 35

lymph cell

Answer 35

lymphocyte

Question 36

enlargement of the spleen

Answer 36

splenomegaly

Question 37

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

Answer 37

hematocrit

Question 38

study of the blood

Answer 38

hematology

Question 39

specialist in drawing blood

Answer 39

phlebotomist

Question 40

incision into a vein, drawing blood

Answer 40

phlebotomy

Question 41

fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure

Answer 41

sphygmomanometer

Question 42

procedure to study the lymph vessels

Answer 42

lymphangiography

Question 43

having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease

Answer 43

immunocompromised

Question 44

having an immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

Answer 44

immunodeficiency

Question 45

reduction in the activity of the body's immune system

Answer 45

immunosuppression

Question 46

inflammation of a vein caused by a clot

Answer 46

thrombophlebitis

Question 47

anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities

Answer 47

aplastic anemia

Question 48

anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells

Answer 48

hemolytic anemia

Question 49

excessive fat in the blood

Answer 49

hyperlipidemia

Question 50

anemia caused by inadequate iron intake

Answer 50

iron deficiency anemia

Question 51

presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood

Answer 51

septicemia

Question 52

inflammation of a lymph gland

Answer 52

lymphadenitis

Question 53

inflammation of lymph vessels

Answer 53

lymphangitis

Question 54

condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes

Answer 54

mononucleosis

Question 55

inflammation of the spleen

Answer 55

splenitis

Question 56

rupture of the spleen

Answer 56

splenorrhexis

Question 57

inflammation of a tonsil

Answer 57

tonsillitis

Question 58

cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells

Answer 58

leukemia

Question 59

cancerous tumor originating in lymphocytes

Answer 59

lymphoma

Question 60

cancerous tumor of the bone marrow

Answer 60

myeloma

Question 61

drug that prevents the coagulation of blood

Answer 61

anticoagulant

Question 62

drug that breaks down blood clots

Answer 62

thrombolytic

Question 63

surgical removal of a lymph gland

Answer 63

lymphadenectomy

Question 64

surgical removal of the spleen

Answer 64

splenectomy

Question 65

surgical removal of the thymus

Answer 65

thymectomy

Question 66

surgical removal of tonsils

Answer 66

tonsillectomy

Question 67

process of drawing out a patient's blood, removing something from it, and returning the rest of the blood to the patient's body

Answer 67

apheresis

Question 68

apheresis to remove cellular material

Answer 68

cytapheresis

Question 69

apheresis to remove plasma

Answer 69

plasmapheresis

Question 70

apheresis to remove platelets

Answer 70

plateletpheresis

Question 71

infusion into a patient of blood from another source

Answer 71

transfusion