Ch. 10 -Med Term-Blood and Lymphatic System *UEI*
The blood volume within an individual depends on body weight. An individual weighing 154 pounds. (70 kg) has a blood volume of:
5 qt, or 5 L
The four recognized blood type are:
A, B, AB and O
A person with what type of blood can receive blood of any blood group?
AB
Give the abbreviation for acute lymphocytic leukemia
ALL
The suffix -emia means:
Blood condition
Give the abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis
DVT
The suffix -lysis means:
Destruction
Which type of blood cell transports oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Erythrocyte
The formed elements in the blood are the:
Erythrocytes Platelets Leukocytes
Agglutination is the process of breaking apart, as of blood cells that are incompatible
False
An antigen is a protein substance produced in the body in responce to an invading foreign substance.
False
Hemophilia is a disease in which blood clots too easily.
False
Hyperglycemia is a condition of deficient amounts of sugar in the blood.
False
Leukemia is a disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of erythrocytes
False
Prothrombin is a chemical substance that interacts with sodium to produce thrombin.
False
Give the abbreviation for the human immunodeficency virus
HIV
Give the abbreviation for hematocrit
Hct or HCT
A blood test performed on whole blood to determine the percentage of red blood cells in the total body volume is called:
Hematocrit
In the older adult, tje transportation of oxygen can be compromised by the decrease of what substance?
Hemoglobin
The combining form macr/o means:
Large
Give the abbreviation for prothrombin time
PT
The lymphatic system protects the body against pathogens by:
Phagocytosis and immune response
The liquid part of the blood is called:
Plasma
Give the abbreviation for red blood cell (count)
RBC
Give the abbreviation for radioimmunoassay
RIA
Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered hemopoitetin that stimulates the production of:
Red blood cells
Give the abbreviation for rhesus factor
Rh
Which situation could prove dangerous and possibly even fatal for a fetus?
Rh- mother and Rh+ father
________ play an important role in the clotting process.
Thrombocytes
The ______ plays an essential role in the formation of antibodies and the development of the immune response in the newborn.
Thymus
The suffix -crit means:
To separate
A red blood cell is called an erythrocyte
True
An anticoagulant is an agent that works against the formation of blood clots
True
Polycythemia is a condition of too many red blood cells.
True
Septicemia is a condition in which pathogenic bacteria are present in the blood
True
A blood test that measures the amount of HIV in the blood is called:
Viral load
The word elements leuk and leuk/o means:
White
The word elements thromb and thromb/o means:
clot
Give the abbreviation for differential count (of white blood cells)
diff
