Medical terminology test 4
Which of the following substances is not transported by plasma?
Oxygen
Which of the following terms is misspelled?
Thalasemia
Which term means "abnormal condition of clots"?
Thrombosis
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
White cell differential-determines the number of leukocytes
The term pancytopenia means there are too few::
all cells
The suffix -cytosis is used to indicate:
an abnormal increase in the number of blood cells
An embolus is dangerous because it can
block a smaller blood vessel
Thrombolytic therapy treats
clots
Which of the following blood tests is not part of a complete blood count?
clotting time
Which of the following abbreviations is not a type of leukocyte
crit
Which of the following blood tests checks for bacterial growth?
culture and sensitivity
Which of the following blood tests is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease.
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Which of the following terms is misspelled
erythropoeisis
The term hyperlipemia means there is excessive ___________ in the blood.
fat
Which of the following blood tests measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood?
hematocrit
Which of the following is not one of the formed elements of the blood?
plasma
Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?
thrombolytic agent
The suffix -penia means
too few
Blood clots consist of:
All of the above
Which term means "condition of being without blood"?
Anemia
Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?
Anticoagulant
Which of the follow statements regarding plasma is not true?
Approximately 45% of blood is plasma
Which term refers to a blood transfusion of the patient's own blood
Autotransfusion
Which term means "formation of red cells"?
Erythropoiessis
Which term means "pertaining to blood"?
Hematic
Which term means "bursting forth of blood"?
Hemorrhage
Which of the following statements regarding a white blood cell count is not true?
It determines the number of each type of leukocyte
Which of the following statements regarding blood culture and sensitivity is not true?
It is a test for the presence of a viral infection.
Which of the following statements regarding hemoglobin is not true?
It transports carbon dioxide in the blood.
Which of the following terms is misspelled
Leukocyte
