Ch. 10 -Med Term-Blood and Lymphatic System *UEI*

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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


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