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Blood, lymphatic and immune system
Blood, lymphatic and immune system
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Neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils are all:
polymorphonuclear
Granulocytes
all of these
Destroy harmful substances in the body
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The suffix - pheresis means:
serum or serous
many
removal
to eat, engulf, or swallow
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A sudden, widespread outbreak of disease within a population
endemic
pandemic
epidemic
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Temporary loss of blood flow to a tissue or organ
ischemia
inflammatory
metabolic
neoplastic
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What does the term polymorphonuclear mean?
many shaped nucleus
Cytoplasm with no nucleus
that's a big word!
having only one nucleus
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Opportunistic infections:
All of these
Attach patients that have AIDS
Attack the immune system when its weak
An example is Kaposi's sarcoma
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Immunoglobulin A is present in:
respiratory tract
skin
tonsils
breast milk
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A lymph gland that produces thymosin and atrophies with age:
adenoid
Thryroid
spleen
Thymus
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A protein in the RBC that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide:
albumin
hemoglobin
iron
thrombocyte
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75% of all immunoglobulins are
G
D
A
E
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The suffix -poiesis means:
serum
formation
removal
growth
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Fibrinogen and prothrombin assist in all but
blood coagulation
oxygenating the blood
The clotting of blood
stopping bleeding
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Lymph contains:
Plasma and leukocytes
all of these
WBC's and plasma
Hormones, leukocytes and plasma
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Apheresis:
a blood chemistry profile
separating blood into its parts
serology test
crossmatching
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A hospital acquired infection
immunological
nosocomial
idiopathic
iatrogenic
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The suffix -lysis means:
to bind together
removal
breakdown, separation, or loosening
disease
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The prefix neo- means
development
tumor
old
new
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Cancer where bone marrow makes too many leukocytes:
hemophilia
aplastic anemia
leukemia
multiple myeloma
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An example of a granulocyte is:
monocyte
eosinophil
lymphocyte
plasma
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The prefix con- means:
together or with
after
against
mean
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Convalescence is
weakening or fatigued
joining a convent
a condition a person is born with
gradual recovery
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Pernicious anemia:
Not enough iron
Not enough RBC's
not enough leukocytes
not enough vitamin B12
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Tonsils are located :
in the thoracic cavity
in the mouth and throat
in the small intestine
in the lungs
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What is an antibody?
a type of WBC that engulfs invaders
immune response to a harmful substance
an invading organism
a protein that balances water in the blood
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The right arm and right side of the head drains lymph to the
Thoracic Duct
Right Lymphatic Duct
Left Lymphatic Duct
None of these
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Agranulocytes:
are basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils
have tiny granules in the cytoplasm
aid in coagulation
are monocytes and lymphocytes
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Why would a surgeon perform a splenectomy?
to prevent polycythemia
because it was itchy
to prevent bleeding to death
to prevent anemia
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Blood is composed of two major elements:
Formed elements and plasma
platelets and plasma
lymph and plasma
erythrocytes and plasma
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Thalassemia is:
all of these
genetic
produces too much Hgb
blood cancer
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The left side of the body and right leg drain lymph into
Left Lymphatic Duct
Right Lymphatic Duct
Thoracic Duct
all of these
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An organ that controls the amount of blood in the body:
liver
spleen
brain
thymus
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An antigen
all of these
a substance perceived as harmful by the body
maybe an allergen
fought off by antibodies
