Chapter 9: Blood and lymphatic system Flashcards
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1
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Auto-
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self
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Append/o
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vermiform appendix, that which is added
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axill/o
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armpit
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bas/o
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base, bottom
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Cervic/o
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neck, cervix
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Cyt/o
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cell
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Eosin/o
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Rosy-colored
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Hem/o
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blood
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Humor/o
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Liquid
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Humer/o
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humerus
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Immun/o
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Safety, protection
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Inguin/o
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groin
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Inter-
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between
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-kine
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movement
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leuk/o
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white
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leukocyt/o
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white blood cells
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lymphaden/o
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lymphangi/o
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mediastin/o
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morph/o
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non-
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not
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-penia
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deficiency condition
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Phag/o
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to eat, swallow
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Pyr/o
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fire, fever
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sider/o
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iron
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splen/o
spleen
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thromb/o
clotting, clot
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thym/o
thymus gland, mind
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WBC
White blood cell count
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PTT
Partial thromboplastin time- tests to detect hemophillia
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PT
Prothrombin time, tests how long it takes for clot formation
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HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus- turns into aids, sexually transmitted or by bodily fluid
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Hgb
Hemoglobin
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MCHC
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration- measures hemoglobin in RBCs to see if pt will respond to anemia treatment
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morph/o
shape, form
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ESR
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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ELISA "ELSA"
Tests for HIV
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Diff Count
Tests for different types of white blood cells
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CBC
Complete Blood Cell count
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A1c
Tests the blood sugar in diabetics
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AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
advances from HIV, transmitted thru bodily fluids
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Allergy
Hyper sensitivity to something like pollen, etc.
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Anabolism
building up substances
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Anaphylaxis
Extreme allergic reaction, tongue swells, throat closes
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Antibody
Neutralizers made by lymphocytes
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Antigen
Foreign substance recognized and attacked by lymphs
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Aplastic Anemia
When the bone marrow is not working very well, reduces RBC production
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Major lymph nodes
Axillary, Cervical, Inguinal, Mediastinal
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Artificial active acquired immunity
from vaccination/immunization, intentional exposure to weakened form of antigen
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Artificial passive acquired immunity
Harvested donor antibodies injected "immunoglobulins"
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Autoimmune disease
condition where a patient's T-cells attack their own cells causing tissue and organ damage
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Autoimmune hemolytic
Anemia caused by the body's destruction of its own RBCs by serum antibodies
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Autoimmunity
system of immune responses of an organism against its own cells and tissues
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Catabolism
breaking down substances
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Chronic blood loss
Bleeding long term; may lead to anemia. possibly from ulcer
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chyme
gastric juices and hydrochloric acid for food digestion
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coagulation
The process of changing a liquid to a solid
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cyt/o
cell
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cytokine
chemical messengers of cells
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Dyscrasia
"Bad mixture" diseases of blood or bone marrow
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Edema
ExcessFluid in the tissues
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Erythrocytes
Red blood cells, live for approximately 120 days
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Erythropoietin
Hormone produced by kidney that stimulate hematopoiesis in the red bone marrow
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Folate Deficiency
Anemia as a result of lack of folate from dietary, drug induced, congenital, etc
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Hematocrit (Hct)
Tests for percentage of RBCs in blood
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Hematopoiesis
Formation of blood
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Hemoglobin
protein in RBCs that carry oxygen from lungs to body tissues. "Food supply and garbage dump"
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Hemolysis
Breaking down blood cells
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Hemolytic anemia
group of anemias caused by destruction of RBCs
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Hemophillia
inability to clot
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hemosiderin
iron pigment left over from an erythrocyte after hemolysis
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hemostasis
Control of blood flow (stopping the bleeding)
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homeostasis
Steady state, balancing act of the body systems
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Hypovolemia
Deficient volume of circulating blood
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Infection
Inflammation caused by a pathogen
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Interstitial fluid
main component of the extracellular fluid, which also includes plasma and transcellular fluid
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Leukocytes
White blood cells WBC’S
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Leukocytosis
Abnormal increase in WBCs
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Leukopenia
Abnormal decrease in WBCs
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Lymphedema
Swelling from accumulated lymphatic fluid by obstruction, removal, or hypoplasia of lymph vessels
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Lymphokine
Chemical messengers of lymphocytes/b cell/t cell
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Macrophage
Eat pathogens in phagocytosis
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Mediastinum
Space between the lungs- mediastinal – major lymph node
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Metabolism
Anabolism+catabolism. Act of converting energy by continually building up substances and breaking down substances
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Mononucleosis
Increase in # of mononuclear cells (monocytes/lymphocytes) in blood caused by Epstein-barr virus EBV
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Natural active acquired immunity
The antibodies are come across naturally from secondary exposure
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Natural Passive acquired immunity
Antibodies acquired through placenta or breastmilk
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Neutropenia
Abnormal decrease in neutrophils due to disease process
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Nonautoimmune hemolytic
Anemia that may be drug induced or caused by disease, RBCs are destroyed
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Pernicious anemia
When there are issues with B12 in body
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Phagocytosis
(neutrophils) combat bacteria “Eat/swallowing cell”
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Plasma
Liquid part of blood where cells reside
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Polycythemia vera
Chronic increase in RBCs and hemoglobin concentration not from another condition
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Purpura
Purple” blood that has gone into the tissues, hemorrhage in tissues
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Pyrexia
Medical term for fever
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Serum
Plasma without the clotting proteins
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Sickle cell anemia
Blood cells are c-shaped so they stick together and clump and get caught. Painful.
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Sideropenia
Reduced # of healthy RBCs because of chronic blood loss, inadequate iron intake, or unspecified causes
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Thalessemia
Group of inherited disorders resulting from decrease in synthesis of hemoglobin, resulting in decreased production and increased destruction of RBCS
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Thrombocytes
Clotting cell, “platelets”
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Thrombocytopenia
Deficiency of platelets causing inability to clot
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Tuberculosis
TB- airborne disease, serious infectious bacterial disease- affects lungs
