Ch 8 Blood and Lymphatic System - Objective

Question 1

anisocytosis

Answer 1

condition characterized by great inequality in size of RBC

Question 2

elliptocyte

Answer 2

oval red blood cells

Question 3

embolism

Answer 3

blockage in blood vessel caused by embolus

Question 4

embolus

Answer 4

mass of matter present in blood

Question 5

erythrocyte

Answer 5

red blood cell

Question 6

erythrocytosis

Answer 6

abnormal increase in number of RBC

Question 7

hematopoiesis

Answer 7

formation of blood cells

Question 8

leukocyte

Answer 8

white blood cell

Question 9

leukocytosis

Answer 9

increase in number of WBC

Question 10

leukopenia

Answer 10

WBC deficiency

Question 11

macrocytosis

Answer 11

condition characterized by large RBC

Question 12

microcytosis

Answer 12

condition characterized by small RBC

Question 13

myelopoiesis

Answer 13

formation of bone marrow

Question 14

neutropenia

Answer 14

deficiency in neutrophil

Question 15

normocytes

Answer 15

normal sized RBC

Question 16

oligocythemia

Answer 16

deficiency in number of RBC

Question 17

pancytothemia

Answer 17

deficiency in all cellular components of blood

Question 18

phagocytosis

Answer 18

process in which phagocytes destroy foreign microorganisms or cell debris

Question 19

poikilocytosis

Answer 19

condition characterized by RBC in variety of shapes

Question 20

polycythemia

Answer 20

excess of RBC

Question 21

reticulocyte

Answer 21

immature RBC; root comes from its netlike appearance

Question 22

spherocyte

Answer 22

RBC that assumes a spherical shape

Question 23

thrombocyte

Answer 23

cells that helps clot; also known as a platelet

Question 24

throbocytopenia

Answer 24

deficiency in number of platelets

Question 25

thrombocytosis

Answer 25

increase in number of platelets

Question 26

thromboembolism

Answer 26

embolism caused by clot that has broken off from where it formed

Question 27

thrombogenic

Answer 27

capable of producing a blood clot

Question 28

thrombosis

Answer 28

formation of blood clot

Question 29

thrombus

Answer 29

blood clot

Question 30

asplenia

Answer 30

absence of a spleen or of spleen function

Question 31

hepatospenomegaly

Answer 31

enlargement of liver and spleen

Question 32

lymphocyte

Answer 32

lymph cell

Question 33

lymphopenia

Answer 33

abnormal deficiency in lymph

Question 34

splenectopy

Answer 34

displacement of spleen, sometimes called floating spleen

Question 35

splenolysis

Answer 35

breakdown of spleen tissue

Question 36

splenomalacia

Answer 36

softening of spleen

Question 37

splenomegaly

Answer 37

enlargement of speen

Question 38

splenoptosis

Answer 38

downward displacement (drooping) of spleen

Question 39

thymic hyperplasia

Answer 39

overdevelopment of the thymus

Question 40

hematocrit

Answer 40

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

Question 41

hematology

Answer 41

study of blood

Question 42

hemoglobin

Answer 42

iron containing pigment in RBC that carried oxygen to cells

Question 43

hypoperfusion

Answer 43

inadequate flow of blood

Question 44

immunoglobin

Answer 44

protein that provides protection against disease

Question 45

immunologist

Answer 45

specialist in study of immune system

Question 46

lymphangiogram

Answer 46

record of study of lymph vessels

Question 47

lymphangiography

Answer 47

procedure to study the lymph vesselsl

Question 48

perfusion

Answer 48

circulation of blood through tissue

Question 49

phlebology

Answer 49

study of veins

Question 50

phlebotomist

Answer 50

specialist in drawing blood

Question 51

phlebotomy

Answer 51

incision in vein; another name for drawing blood

Question 52

sphygmomanometer

Answer 52

fancy name for device used to measure blood pressure

Question 53

antibody

Answer 53

substance produced by body in response to antigen

Question 54

antigen

Answer 54

substance that causes the body to produce antibodies

Question 55

immunology

Answer 55

study of immune system