Chapter 6

Question 1

Allergen

Answer 1

A substance that produces an allergic response in an individual

Question 2

Anaphylaxis

Answer 2

A severe systemic response to an allergen

Question 3

Antibiotic

Answer 3

Medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacteria

Question 4

Anti-body

Answer 4

A disease fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen

Question 5

Antifungal

Answer 5

An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi

Question 6

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Answer 6

The advanced stage of an HIV infection

Question 7

Antigen

Answer 7

Any substance that the body regards as being foreign

Question 8

Autoimmune disorder

Answer 8

Condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against the bodies the body’s own tissues

Question 9

Bacilli

Answer 9

Rod shaped spore forming bacteria

Question 10

Bacteria

Answer 10

One celled microscopic organisms

Question 11

Carcinoma

Answer 11

Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

Question 12

Cytomegalovirus

Answer 12

Type of herpesvirus found in most body fluids

Question 13

Ductal carcinoma in situ

Answer 13

Breast cancer at earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct

Question 14

Herpes zoster

Answer 14

Acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruption’s that follow underlying route of inflamed nerve

Question 15

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Answer 15

Malignancy of lymphatic system that is distinguished from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by presence of Reed Sternberg cells

Question 16

Human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 16

Blood-borne pathogen that damages or kills the T cells of immune system causing it to progressively fail

Question 17

Immunoglobulins

Answer 17

Anti-bodies that bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response

Question 18

Immunosuppressant

Answer 18

Substance that prevent or reduces body’s normal immune response

Question 19

Infectious mononucleosis

Answer 19

Infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus that is characterized by fever sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes

Question 20

Immunotherapy

Answer 20

Disease treatment that involves either stimulating or repressing the immune response

Question 21

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Answer 21

Breast cancer that starts in milk duct Break through the wall of that duct and invades the fatty breast tissue

Question 22

Lymphadenitis

Answer 22

Inflammation of the lymph nodes

Question 23

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 23

Any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes

Question 24

Lymphangioma

Answer 24

A benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels

Question 25

Lymphedema

Answer 25

Swelling of the tissues due to abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues

Question 26

Lymphoma

Answer 26

Malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues

Question 27

Lymphoscintigraphy

Answer 27

Diagnostic testing is performed to detect damage or malformations of lymphatic vessels

Question 28

Malaria

Answer 28

Disease caused by parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and transferred to humans by bite of infected mosquito

Question 29

Mammography

Answer 29

Radiographic examination of breast to detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells

Question 30

Meta-stasis

Answer 30

New Cancer site that results from spreading process

Question 31

Metastasize

Answer 31

Process where cancer spreads from one place to another

Question 32

Myoma

Answer 32

Benign tumor made of muscle tissue

Question 33

Myosarcoma

Answer 33

Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

Question 34

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Answer 34

All lymphomas other than Hodgkin's lymphoma

Question 35

Opportunistic infection

Answer 35

Caused by pathogen that doesn't normally produce an illness in healthy humans

Question 36

Osteosarcoma

Answer 36

Hard tissue sarcoma that usually involves the upper shaft of long bones, pelvis, or knee

Question 37

Parasite

Answer 37

Plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism

Question 38

Pathogen

Answer 38

Disease producing micro organism

Question 39

Rabies

Answer 39

Acute viral infection transmitted to humans by bite or saliva of infected animal

Question 40

Rickettsia

Answer 40

Small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, mites

Question 41

Rubella

Answer 41

Viral infection characterized by a low-grade fever, swollen glands, inflamed eyes, fine pink rash

Question 42

Sarcoma

Answer 42

Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue

Question 43

Spirochetes

Answer 43

Long slender spiral shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement

Question 44

Splenomegaly

Answer 44

Abnormal enlargement of spleen

Question 45

Staphylococci

Answer 45

Group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups are clusters resembling grapes

Question 46

Streptococci

Answer 46

Bacteria that form a chain. Most = harmless, some = strep throat

Question 47

Telethraphy

Answer 47

Radiation therapy administered at a distance from body that is precisely targeted with use of 3-D computerized imaging

Question 48

Tetanus

Answer 48

Acute, potentially fatal infection of central nervous system caused by a toxin and produced by tetanus bacteria

Question 49

Toxoplasmosis

Answer 49

Parasite most commonly transmitted from animals to humans by contact with contaminated feces

Question 50

Varicella

Answer 50

Highly contagious infection caused by the herpesvirus varicella zoster, a.k.a. chickenpox

Question 51

Antigen-antibody reaction

Answer 51

Binding antigens to anti-bodies

Question 52

Complement

Answer 52

Normally circulate in the blood in inactive form

Question 53

Interferon

Answer 53

Produced in response to antigens (virus or tumors) activate immune system

Question 54

Lymphocytes

Answer 54

Formed in bone marrow as stem cells

Question 55

Lymphokines

Answer 55

Substance produced by lymphocytes the acts upon other cells

Question 56

Macrophage

Answer 56

Type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells