Ch 8 Blood and Lymphatic System - Assessment

Question 1

autoimmune disease

Answer 1

disease caused by body’s immune system attacking body’s own healthy tissue

Question 2

coagulopathy

Answer 2

any disease that deals w problems in blood coagulation

Question 3

deep vein thrombosis

Answer 3

formation of blood clot in a vein deep in body, most commonly the leg

Question 4

hemoglobinopathy

Answer 4

disease of hemoglobin

Question 5

hypercoagulability

Answer 5

increased ability of the blood to coagulate

Question 6

immunodeficiency

Answer 6

immune system w decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

Question 7

immunosuppression

Answer 7

reduction in activity of body’s immune system

Question 8

ischemia

Answer 8

blockage of blood flow to an organ

Question 9

phlebarteriectasia

Answer 9

dilation of blood vessels

Question 10

spherocytosis

Answer 10

condition in which RBCs assume spherical shape

Question 11

thrombophlebitis

Answer 11

inflammation of vein caused by clot

Question 12

anemia

Answer 12

reduced RBC

Question 13

aplastic anemia

Answer 13

anemia caused by RBCs not being formed in sufficient quantities

Question 14

hemolytic anemia

Answer 14

anemia caused by destruction of RBC

Question 15

bilirubinemia

Answer 15

presence of bilirubin in the blood

Question 16

hyperbilirubinemia

Answer 16

excessive bilirubin in blood

Question 17

hypercholesterolemia

Answer 17

excessive cholesterol in blood

Question 18

hyperlipidemia

Answer 18

excessive fat in blood

Question 19

hypervolemia

Answer 19

increased blood volume

Question 20

hypovolemia

Answer 20

decreased blood volume

Question 21

septicemia

Answer 21

presence of disease causing microorganisms in the blood

Question 22

uremia

Answer 22

presence of urine in blood

Question 23

hepatosplenitis

Answer 23

inflammation of liver and spleen

Question 24

hypersplenism

Answer 24

increased spleen activity

Question 25

lymphadenitis

Answer 25

inflammation of a lymph gland (node)

Question 26

lymphangiectasia

Answer 26

dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in extremities

Question 27

mononucleosis

Answer 27

condition characterized by abnormally large number or mononuclear leukocytes

Question 28

myelodysplasia

Answer 28

disease characterized by poor production by the bone marrow

Question 29

osteomyelitis

Answer 29

inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Question 30

splenitis

Answer 30

inflammation of the spleen

Question 31

splenorrhexis

Answer 31

rupture of the spleen

Question 32

thymopathy

Answer 32

disease of the thymus

Question 33

tonsillitis

Answer 33

inflammation of tonsil

Question 34

leukemia

Answer 34

cancer of blood or bone marrow characterized by abnormal increase in WBC

Question 35

lymphoma

Answer 35

tumor originating in lymphocytes

Question 36

myeloma

Answer 36

cancerous tumor of bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones it is called multiple myeloma

Question 37

immunocompromised

Answer 37

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