Chapter 08: Blood and Lymph

Question 1

Hem/o is a combining form meaning

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blood

Question 2

Donation of healthy bone marrow to diseased recipient is called

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bone marrow transplant

Question 3

The CD4 cell count is a measure of

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a subset of T lymphocytes

Question 4

Breakdown of the red blood cell membrane is

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hemolysis

Question 5

The systemic disease cause by infection of microorganisms and their toxin in the circulating blood is called

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septicemia

Question 6

A patient with impaired immunologic defenses cause by disorder or immunosuppressive agent is said to be

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immunocompromised

Question 7

Thrombo/o is a combining form meaning

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clot

Question 8

The use of biologlic agents to prevent or treat disease by stimulating the body’s own defense mechanism is known as

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immunotherapy

Question 9

The term describing enlargement of the spleen

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splenomegaly

Question 10

Blood stored by a patient for his or her own use in the future is

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autologous donation

Question 11

Thrombocytes are also known as

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platelets

Question 12

Leukocytes are

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white blood cells

Question 13

Hodgkin’s disease is a type of

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lymphoma

Question 14

The combining form meaning formation is

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plas/o

Question 15

Hemoacrit is a test that

Answer 15

measures the percentage of packed red blood cells

Question 16

The ______ system maintains the internal fluid environment by acting as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and tissue cells.

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lymphatic

Question 17

What type of produce must be performed before transfusion of homologous blood?

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cross-matching

Question 18

________ is an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood.

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pancytopenia

Question 19

CBC stands for

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complete blood count

Question 20

An x-ray image (record) of a lymph vessel is called a

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lymphangiogram

Question 21

AIDS stands for

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 22

The combining form for spleen is

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spleno

Question 23

Blood indices are performed to classify

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anemia

Question 24

Which of the following tests is used to determine an infection in the bloodstream?

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blood culture

Question 25

Microcytosis describes red blood cells that are

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small

Question 26

Which combining form means color?

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chrom/o

Question 27

Anemia is defined as a

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condition as a result of the diminished capacity of RBCs to transport oxygen

Question 28

Splenectomy indicates an excision in the spleen

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excision

Question 29

Hemoglobin is the protein-iron compound that bonds and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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hemoglobin

Question 30

_____ are the red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream.

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erythrocytes

Question 31

Phag/o is combining form meaning

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eat or swallow

Question 32

A lymph node dissection is done to remove possible____ -carrying lymph modes for pathologic examination.

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cancer

Question 33

Leukemia is a cancer of affecting ____ blood cells.

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white

Question 34

Thecombining form meaning bone marrow or spinal cord is

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myelo

Question 35

Lymph/o is a combining form meaning

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clear fluid

Question 36

The removal of the thymus gland is called

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thymectomy

Question 37

Which of the flowing conditions is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?

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mononucleosis

Question 38

which is a white blood cell that protects the body from invasion of harmful substances?

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leukocyte

Question 39

HGB is the abbreviation for

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hemoglobin

Question 40

The primary gland of the lymphatic system is the

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thymus

Question 41

Which of the following combining forms refers to germ or bud?

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blast/o

Question 42

A polymorphonuclear leukocyte is a

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neutrophil

Question 43

Erythroblastosis fetalis results from the incompatibility of a fetas with Rh positive blood and a mother with Rh ______ blood.

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negative

Question 44

The term that refers to red blood cells that are large and irregularly shaped is

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poikilocytosis

Question 45

Which of the following is used to determine an infection in the blood stream?

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blood culture

Question 46

Which class of drug causes dilation of blood vessels?

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vasodilator

Question 47

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and prothrombin time (PT) are tests related to

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coagulation

Question 48

The timed test to measure the rate at which red blood cells settle or fall through a given volume of plasma is abbreviated:

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ESR

Question 49

The liquid portion of the blood left after clotting is called

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serum

Question 50

______ indicates enlarged (disease) lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

Question 51

A substance produced by the body that destroys an antigen in the body is an

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antibody

Question 52

The organ between the stomach and the diaphragm that filters our aging blood cells is the

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spleen

Question 53

The class of drug that causes narrowing of blood vessels, decreasing blood flow, is

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vasoconstrictor