Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 1

immun/o

Answer 1

immune, immunity

Question 2

lymph/o

Answer 2

lymph, lymph tissue

Question 3

lymphaden/o

Answer 3

lymph gland, lymph node

Question 4

myel/o

Answer 4

bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 5

phag/o

Answer 5

to eat

Question 6

splen/o

Answer 6

spleen

Question 7

thym/o

Answer 7

thymus gland

Question 8

tox/o

Answer 8

poison

Question 9

AIDS

Answer 9

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 10

CBC and DIff

Answer 10

complete blood count and differential

Question 11

CD4+ Cell

Answer 11

helper T cell

Question 12

CD8+ Cell

Answer 12

cytotoxin T cell

Question 13

CMV

Answer 13

cytomegalovirus- causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 14

Crypto

Answer 14

Cryptococcus- causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 15

ELISA

Answer 15

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - test to detect anti-HIV antibodies

Question 16

G-CSF

Answer 16

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor - cytokine that promotes neutrophil production

Question 17

GM-CSF

Answer 17

granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor - cytokine secreted by macrophages to promote growth of myeloid progenitor cells and their differentiation to granulocytes

Question 18

GVHD

Answer 18

Graft-versus-host Disease

Question 19

HAART

Answer 19

highly active antiretroviral therapy - use of combinations of drugs that are effective against AIDS

Question 20

Hct

Answer 20

hematocrit

Question 21

HDN

Answer 21

hemolytic disease of the newborn

Question 22

Hgb

Answer 22

hemoglobin

Question 23

Histo

Answer 23

histoplasmosis-fungal infection seen in AIDS patients

Question 24

HIV

Answer 24

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 25

HSV

Answer 25

herpes simplex virus

Question 26

Iga, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

Answer 26

immunglobulins

Question 27

IL1 to IL38

Answer 27

interleukins

Question 28

IV

Answer 28

intravenous

Question 29

KS

Answer 29

Kaposi sarcoma

Question 30

MAI

Answer 30

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex - group of pathogens that cause lung and systemic disease in immunocompromised patients

Question 31

MoAb

Answer 31

monoclonal antibody

Question 32

NHL

Answer 32

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 33

PCP

Answer 33

Pneumocystis pneumonia-opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 34

PI

Answer 34

protease inhibitor

Question 35

SCID

Answer 35

severe combined immunodeficiency

Question 36

SPECT

Answer 36

single-photon emission computed tomography

Question 37

Treg

Answer 37

regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell)

Question 38

Toxo

Answer 38

toxoplasmosis- parasitic infection associated with AIDS

Question 39

WBC

Answer 39

White Blood Cell