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96 Cards in this Set
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blood and lymph are two of the body's main .....?
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fluids
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blood is circulated by the action of the .....?
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heart
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lymph does not actually .....?
and is propelled in ..... direction by .....? |
circulate - one - valves
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the immune system consists of:
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tissues, organs, and physiologic processes.
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an
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without, lack of
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poly
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many, much
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aden, aden/o
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gland
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ang/i, angi/o
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vessel
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cyt, cyth
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cell
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erythr/o
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red
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glob
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globe
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globin
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globule
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hemat, hemat/o, hem/o
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blood
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immun/o
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immunity, safe
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leuk/a, leuk/o
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white
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log
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study
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lymph, lymph/o
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lymph, clear fluid
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phag/o
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to eat
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splen, splen/o
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spleen
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thromb, thromb/o
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clot
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thym, thym/o
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thymus
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tonsill
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tonsil
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-blast
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immature cell, germ cell
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-crit
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to separate
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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formation, produce
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-ist
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one who specializes
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis, -lyse
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destruction, to separate
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition of
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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lack of, deficiency
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-pheresis
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removal
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-philia
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attraction
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-phobia
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fear
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-poiesis
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formation
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
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-stasis
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control, stopping
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hematology
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study of blood
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hematocele
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a blood cyst, hernia
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hematocrit
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a test that separates solids from plasma in the blood by centrifuging the blood sample
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hemolyze
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to produce hemolysis
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hemophilia
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prolonged clotting time - tendency to bleed
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hemopoiesis
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formation of blood cells
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erythroblast
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immuture red blood cell
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erythroclastic
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pertaining to the destruction of red blood cells
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erythropenia
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lack of red blood cells
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anemia
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lack of blood
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aplastic anemia
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caused by destruction of the bone marrow due to chemical agents
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Cooley's
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also known as Thalassemia. Occuring populations bordering the Mediterranean Sea and in South Asia.
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Sickle cell is due to a defect in the ..... molecule
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hemoglobin
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Sickle cell is characterized by the presence of large numbers of cresent-shaped or .....-shaped red blood cells in the blood.
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sickle
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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-genic
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formation, produce
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-lysis
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destruction
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-osis
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condition of
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-emia
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blood condition
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-penia
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lack of, deficiency
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leukapheresis
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removal of white blood cells from the circulation
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There are approx ..... thrombocytes per cubic millimeter of blood
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200,000 to 500,000
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There are approx ..... leukocytes per cubic millimeter of blood
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8000
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There are approx ..... million erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood and have a life span of ..... days
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5 / 80 - 120
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There are four recognized blood types:
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A, B, AB and O - Names for the antigens contained in the red cells.
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What is the agglutinogenin the red blood cells known as
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Rh factor
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The fluid part of blood is called
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plasma
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There are four major plasma proteins:
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albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, and prothrombin
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Lymph is a colorless, alkaline fluid that is about 95% .....
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water
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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Antibody
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is a protein substance produced in the body in response to an invading foreign substance (antigen).
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autologous
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blood transfusion is the use of the patient's own blood.
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sepsis
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is the spread of an infection from its initial site to the bloodstream
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Hepatitis B
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is a blood-borne viral disease
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anticoagulants
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are used to inhibit or prevent blood clot formation
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antiplatelet
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aspirin helps keep platelets from sticking together to form clots.
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thrombolytic
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agents act to dissolve an existing thrombus when administered soon after its occurrence.
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hemostatic
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agents are used to control bleeding
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hematinic
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argents are used to treat iron deficiency anemia.
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epoetin alfa
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is a genetically engineered hemopoietin that stimulates the production of red blood cells
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folic acid
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and vitamin B12 are used in treating megaloblastic anemias.
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Abbrev: ABO
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blood group
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Abbrev: AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Abbrev: BAC
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blood alcohol concentration
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Abbrev: Hb, Hgb, HGB
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hemoglobin
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Abbrev: Hct, HCT
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hematocrit
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Abbrev: HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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Abbrev: KS
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Kaposi's sarcoma
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Abbrev: PCP
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pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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Abbrev: RBC
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red blood cell (count)
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Abbrev: Rh
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Rhesus (factor)
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Abbrev: WBC
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white blood cell (count)
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