Medical Terminology (Chapter 6) Assignment
Fill in blank 1) The process of giving a vaccine is known as_____.
Fill in blank 1) immunization
Fill in blank 10) A___________ blood count with differential includes RBC count and the percentage of the various types of WBCs.
Fill in blank 10) complete
Fill in blank 2) A tumor of the bone morrow is known as ______________.
Fill in blank 2) myeloma
Fill in blank 3) Medical term meaning an infection is present in the blood is known as __________.
Fill in blank 3) septicemia
Fill in blank 4) Medical term meaning the blood has to many white blood cells is known as ____________.
Fill in blank 4) leukemia
Fill in blank 5) Deceased numbers of all blood cell type is known as ____________.
Fill in blank 5) aplastic anemia
Fill in blank 6) ______________ is an inherited abnormality that causes a deficiency of a specific clotting factor resulting in a reduced ability to clot blood.
Fill in blank 6) Hemophilia
Fill in blank 7) A cell (that is abnormally) small (red blood cell) is a _____________.
Fill in blank 7) Microcyte
Fill in blank 8) The procedure to remove red bone morrow from the posterior iliac crest of the hip Is called bone morrow________.
Fill in blank 8) aspiration
Fill in blank 9) The combining form ________ Means "other or strange."
Fill in blank 9) all/o
MC 6) Microorganisms that cause disease are known as:
MC (6) pathogens
MC 2) The combining form that means "large" is:
MC 2) meg/a
MC 3) Another name for Thrombocyte is a an:
MC 3) platelet
MC 4) A bronchodilator drug would be prescribed to ______________the bronchitis.
MC 4) widen
MC 5) Which of the following diseases is caused by Epstein Bar Virus. (EBV):
MC 5) Mononucleosis
MC 7) The failure of the bone morrow to produce sufficient numbers of erythrocyctes is:
MC 7) aplastic anemia
MC 8) Small pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin are:
MC 8) petechiae
MC 9) The blood test that measures the percentage of RBC in a blood sample
MC 9) hematocrit
MC. 10) The abbreviation that refers to leukocytes is
MC 10) WBC
Multiple Choice 1) The medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of blood is:
Multiple Choice 1) Answer: Hematology
T/F 1) The combining form "retr/o" "means behind or backward."
T/F 1) True
T/F 10) The prefix "morph/o" means many; much.
T/F 10) False
T/F 2) The clear, straw-colored liquid portion of the blood is known as serum.
T/F 2) False
T/F 3) The medical term homeostasis means that bleeding has been controlled.
T/F 3) True
T/F 4) Splenomegaly means enlargement of the gallbladder.
T/F 4) False
T/F 5) A phagocyte is a cell that helps clot blood.
T/F 5) False
T/F 6) Hypochromic means a red blood cell has increased color.
T/F 6) False
T/F 7) Mononucleosis is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
T/F 7) False
T/F 8) Electrophoresis is a serum test used to determine the amount of immunoglobulin present in the blood.
T/F 8) True
T/F 9) An autologous blood transfusion comes from patients own blood.
T/F 9) True
