U9 - Blood and Lymph

Question 1

acquired immunity

Answer 1

immunity that develops after exposure to a foreign protein

Question 2

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Answer 2

a condition caused by the destruction of the body’s immune system

Question 3

agglutination

Answer 3

clumping of cells

Question 4

albumin

Answer 4

plasma protein

Question 5

allergen

Answer 5

any substance that can produce a hypersensitive reaction

Question 6

allergy

Answer 6

a hypersensitive reaction to normally harmless substances

Question 7

anaphylaxis

Answer 7

an exaggerated life-threatening allergic reaction

Question 8

anemia

Answer 8

a decrease of hemoglobin in the blood

Question 9

antibodies

Answer 9

proteins produced in the body in response to foreign substances

Question 10

antigens

Answer 10

foreign substances that cause the formation of antibodies

Question 11

aplastic

Answer 11

without formation

Question 12

autoimmune disease

Answer 12

an illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system

Question 13

basophil

Answer 13

a type of white blood cell

Question 14

blastocyte

Answer 14

immature cell

Question 15

coagulation

Answer 15

the process of clot formation

Question 16

corpuscle

Answer 16

a small free-floating cell in the body

Question 17

cytogenesis

Answer 17

the formation of cells

Question 18

differentiation

Answer 18

the altering of cells or tissues to achieve specific characteristics

Question 19

dyscrasia

Answer 19

abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow

Question 20

embolism

Answer 20

the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign body

Question 21

eosinophil

Answer 21

a type of white blood cell

Question 22

erythroblast

Answer 22

immature red blood cell

Question 23

erythrocyte sedimentation

Answer 23

the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood

Question 24

erythrocytopenia

Answer 24

deficiency of red blood cells

Question 25

erythropoeitin

Answer 25

hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells

Question 26

fibrin

Answer 26

an insoluble protein that entangles blood cells to form a clot

Question 27

fibrinogen

Answer 27

a plasma protein necessary for blood clotting

Question 28

globulin

Answer 28

plasma protein made in the liver

Question 29

granulocytes

Answer 29

type of leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules

Question 30

hematocrit

Answer 30

assessment of red blood cells percentage in the total blood volume

Question 31

hematology

Answer 31

the study of blood and bone marrow

Question 32

heme

Answer 32

the pigmented portion of the hemoglobin molecule

Question 33

hemoglobin

Answer 33

a protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 34

hemolysis

Answer 34

the breakdown of red blood cells

Question 35

hemorrhage

Answer 35

the loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time

Question 36

hemostasis

Answer 36

to stop bleeding

Question 37

heparin

Answer 37

an agent that slows the coagulation of blood

Question 38

hyperalbuminemia

Answer 38

excessive amounts of albumin in the blood

Question 39

hypersensitivity

Answer 39

exaggerated response of the immune system

Question 40

immune

Answer 40

being protected against infective or allergic diseases

Question 41

immunization

Answer 41

the process of creating immunity against a disease by vaccination

Question 42

immunodeficiency

Answer 42

inadequate immune response

Question 43

leukemia

Answer 43

malignant increase in the number of immature white blood cells

Question 44

leukocyte

Answer 44

a type of white blood cell

Question 45

leukocytopenia

Answer 45

deficiency of white blood cells

Question 46

lymph

Answer 46

a clear, colourless fluid in the lymph vessels

Question 47

lymphadenitis

Answer 47

inflammation of the lymph nodes

Question 48

lymphadenopathy

Answer 48

any disease of the lymph nodes

Question 49

lymphangiogram

Answer 49

record of the lymph vessels

Question 50

lymphoma

Answer 50

malignant tumour of the lymph system

Question 51

lymphocyte

Answer 51

type of white blood cell

Question 52

macrophage

Answer 52

large white blood cell that destroys cells and disposes of foreign material

Question 53

monocyte

Answer 53

type of white blood cell

Question 54

monocytopenia

Answer 54

deficiency of monocytes in the blood

Question 55

mononucleosis

Answer 55

an increase in the number of monocytes in the blood

Question 56

morphology

Answer 56

the study of shape or form

Question 57

myeloid

Answer 57

pertaining to the bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 58

neutrophil

Answer 58

a type of white blood cell

Question 59

pancytopenia

Answer 59

deficiency of all cells in the blood

Question 60

pernicious

Answer 60

dangerous or destructive

Question 61

phagocyte

Answer 61

cells that have the ability to engulf and destroy dead and foreign material

Question 62

phagocytosis

Answer 62

the process in which white blood cells engulf and destroy dead and foreign material

Question 63

plasma

Answer 63

the liquid part of the blood

Question 64

prothrombin

Answer 64

a substance necessary for clot formation

Question 65

resistance

Answer 65

the ability of the body to counteract harmful agents

Question 66

septicemia

Answer 66

blood infection

Question 67

serology

Answer 67

the study of serum

Question 68

serum

Answer 68

the clear, thin, sticky, fluid portion of blood that remains after coagulation

Question 69

sickle cell

Answer 69

an abnormal crescent-shaped red blood cell

Question 70

splenomegaly

Answer 70

enlargement of the spleen

Question 71

stem cell

Answer 71

cell whose daughter cells may give rise to other cell types

Question 72

susceptible

Answer 72

lacking immunity or resistance

Question 73

thrombin

Answer 73

a substance necessary for coagulation

Question 74

thrombocyte

Answer 74

a clotting cell

Question 75

thrombocytopenia

Answer 75

a deficiency of clotting cells

Question 76

thrombus

Answer 76

a blood clot