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What is the liquid portion of the blood? |
Plasma. |
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What does hemoglobin transport? |
Oxygen [O2] and Carbon Dioxide [CO2] |
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What is the other name for platelets? |
Thrombocytes |
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What is an antigen? |
Stimulates the production of antibodies.
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What is the name for the process of clotting? |
Coagulation. |
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What are the functions of basophils? |
Attracts in alkaline dye, combats parasites and releases histamines and heparin. |
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What is the term for the stopping of blood loss/bleeding? |
Hemostasis. |
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What is pancytopenia? |
Deficiency of all blood cells caused by dysfunctional stem cells. |
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What is hypovolemia? |
Deficient volume of circulating blood. |
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What does the prefix "auto-" mean? |
Self. |
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What is leukocytosis? |
Abnormal increase in lymphocytes. |
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Spell: Splenectomy. |
S-P-L-E-N-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
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What is the name for the condition of having a deficiency of clotting cells? |
Thrombocytopenia |
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What word is the same as hypersensitivity? |
Allergy |
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What is lymphadenopathy? |
Disease of the lymph nodes or vessels. |
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What is apheresis? |
[Removal]
Temporary removal of blood from donor, components are removed, rest of the blood is reinfused into donor. |
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What is edema? |
[Abnormal tissue swelling]
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces of tissues. |
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What is the term that refers to blood disorders? |
Dyscrasia |
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What is the combining form for alkaline? |
Bas/o |
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What is the suffix for stopping or controlling? |
-stasis |
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What does Hem/o stand for? |
Blood |
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What does Leuk/o stand for? |
White |
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What does Erythr/o stand for? |
Red |
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What does Eosin/o stand for? |
Rosy, acidic |
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What is the most numerous of the blood cell types? |
RBCs [Red blood cells]
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If a mother is Rh negative, what shot will she recieve? |
RhoGAM shot. |
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What is a reticulocyte? |
An immature red blood cell. |
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What is the Rh factor? |
It is an antigen on the red blood cell surface. |
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What increases when there is an infection in the body? |
Leukocytes.
[WBCs] |
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What is the universal donor blood type? |
O |
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What is the universal recipient blood type? |
AB |
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What is phagocytosis? |
Ingestion of bacteria and digestion of foreign material. |
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What organs are in the lymph system? |
Tonsils, appendix, spleen, thymus gland. |
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Pernicious anemia is the deficiency of what vitamin? |
B12 |
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What produces antibodies? |
Specific immunity. |
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What is artificial active immunity from? |
Vaccines (Immunizations) |
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What is lupus erythematosus? |
Disease of the immune system. |
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What are the types of WBCs? |
Eosinophils, neutrophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes. |
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What is polycythemia? |
Chronic increase in the number of RBCs and the concentration of hemoglobin. |
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What is thrombocytopenia? |
Deficiency of platelets causing an inability of the blood to clot. Most common cause of bleeding disorders. |
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What is malaria? |
A disease transmitted by an infected mosquito.
[Caused by a protoza of the genus Plasmodium] |
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What is septicemia? |
Blood poisoning. |
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What are platelets? |
Cell fragment responsible for clotting.
[Thrombocytes] |
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What is mononucleosis? |
[Kissing disease]
Increase in the number of mononuclear [monocytes and lymphocytes] cells in the blood caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Can result in splenomegaly (enlarged spleen). |
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What is an interstitial fluid? |
Plasma |
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What is important for the development of t cells? |
Thymus gland |
