Deck 15: Feed and Protect Me

Question 1

Hypochromia means:

A) causing pigment or color
B) absence of color in urine
C) a condition in which RBCs have an increased hemoglobin content caused increased pigmentation
D) a condition in which RBCs have an decreased hemoglobin content caused decreased pigmentation

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is the name of the liquid part of blood that has been treated with an anticoagulant to keep clotting proteins in it?

A) serum
B) water
C) hemoglobin
D) plasma

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The medical term for producing disease is:

A) genopath
B) pathogenic
C) pathosis
D) phagosis

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Coagulate is another word for:

A) clotting
B) thrombus
C) embolus
D) tumor

Question 5

Which of the following words does NOT refer to a large cell?

A) macrophage
B) megalocyte
C) macrocyte
D) microcyte

Question 6

The study of form is called:

A) morphology
B) hematology
C) cytology
D) histology

Question 7

An anticoagulant is a substance that:

A) dissolves a blood clot
B) prevents blood from clotting
C) causes the formation of a thrombus
D) causes the formation of an embolus

Question 10

____________________, located in the small intestine, are specialized lymph vessels that transport fats and fat-soluble vitamins.

Question 11

Antibodies are:

A) foreign substances to the body
B) formed against one's own cells
C) immunoglobulins
D) antigens

Question 12

Cells that "eat" foreign material are called:

A) digesters
B) macrocytes
C) phagocytes
D) morphocytes

Question 13

The central, pale area of a red blood cell that represents the thinnest part of the biconcave disc is the area of __________ __________.

Question 14

A(n) ____________________ is any abnormal new growth of tissue in which the multiplication of cells is uncontrolled, more rapid than normal, and progressive.

Question 15

The ____________________ system functions to protect the body from harmful substances.

Question 16

An abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels forming a mass (usually benign) is a:

A) hematoma
B) lymphoid
C) lymphangioma
D) lymphadentitis

Question 17

A(n) ____________________ is a large, nucleated cell found in the bone marrow from which platelets form.