Deck 25: Blood and Immune System

Question 1

Which cells are active in the blood clotting process?

A) leukocytes
B) lymphocytes
C) thrombocytes
D) white blood cells

Answer 1

thrombocytes

Question 2

All of these help form a clot except:

A) thrombocytes.
B) clotting factors.
C) leukocytes.
D) fibrin.

Answer 2

leukocytes.

Question 3

Which is the correct spelling of the medical word that means the loss of a large amount of blood,externally or internally.

A) hemorage
B) hemorrage
C) hemorrhage
D) hemmrhage

Answer 3

hemorrhage

Question 4

A red blood cell that is very small and abnormal is said to be:

A) normocytic.
B) microcytic.
C) hypochromic.
D) sickled.

Question 5

The combining form plast/o- means ____________.

A) growth; formation
B) plastic
C) shaped like a globe
D) thrombus (blood clot)

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the three definitions for the combining form myel/o-?

A) bone marrow
B) muscle
C) myelin
D) spinal cord

Question 7

Which is a type of anemia in which a genetic problem in the structure of hemoglobin causes abnormally shaped red blood cells?

A) polycythemia vera
B) multiple myeloma
C) sickle cell anemia
D) pernicious anemia

Question 8

If you have a severe sore throat,the physician might find ____________ on your physical exam.

A) metastasis
B) splenomegaly
C) leukemia
D) cervical lymphadenopathy

Question 9

Which infectious disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)?

A) multiple myeloma
B) AIDS
C) mononucleosis
D) hemophilia

Question 10

If deficient in the diet,which nutritional substances can cause anemia?

A) calcium and vitamin K
B) magnesium and vitamin C
C) zinc and vitamin A
D) folic acid and vitamin B₁₂

Question 11

Which is the clotting factor that is activated just before a thrombus is formed?

A) prothrombin
B) fibrinogen
C) lymph
D) ferritin

Question 12

Blood group antigens are surface proteins located on the cell membranes of:

A) leukocytes.
B) clotting factors.
C) thrombocytes.
D) erythrocytes.

Question 13

The combining forms hem/o- and hemat/o- both mean ____________.

A) blood
B) carry
C) iron
D) red

Question 14

The virus that causes AIDS invades the ____________ and uses them to reproduce itself.

A) CD4 cells
B) T cell lymphocytes
C) helper T cells
D) all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of leukocyte?

A) erythrocyte
B) neutrophil
C) eosinophil
D) basophil

Question 16

Viscosity refers to the ____________ of the blood.

A) color
B) pH
C) thickness
D) clotting time

Question 17

The suffix -blast means ____________.

A) blood cell
B) stem cell
C) immature cell
D) lymph cell

Question 18

The suffix -penia means condition of ____________.

A) infection
B) bleeding
C) deficiency
D) substance in the blood

Question 19

There are ____________ different classes of immunoglobins.

A) seven
B) ten
C) four
D) five

Question 20

Which of the following is a protein present in the plasma of the blood?

A) albumin.
B) ferritin.
C) bilirubin.
D) bicarbonate.

Question 21

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word coagulation (koh-ag-yoo-lay-shun)?

A) koh
B) ag
C) lay
D) shun

Question 22

What type of patient would need to have a BMT?

A) a patient with hemophilia
B) a patient with leukemia
C) a patient with sickle cell anemia
D) a patient with AIDS

Question 23

In an autoimmune disorder,the body makes ____________ against its own tissues.

A) factor VIII
B) vitamin B12
C) antibodies
D) electrolytes

Question 24

Microcytic refers to a red blood cell that is ____________.

A) normal in size
B) normal in color
C) small in size
D) pale in color

Question 25

An immature erythrocyte that is just released into the blood is known as a ____________.

Question 26

A neutrophil is known by all of the following names except ____________.

A) seg
B) polymorphonucleated leukocyte
C) baso
D) PMN

Question 27

It is necessary to perform a ____________,also known as a venipuncture,to draw a sample of venous blood from a patient.

Question 28

Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes mellitus are classified as ____________ disorders because they are characterized by antibodies that the body makes against its own tissues.

Question 29

An extremely immature cell found in the red marrow that is the precursor to all types of blood cells is called a ____________ cell.

Question 30

____________ are the least common type of leukocyte.

Question 31

A ____________ is a type of white blood cell that is a granulocyte and has three or more lobes in its nucleus.

Question 32

Alice has infectious mononucleosis.Her physician palpated the left upper quadrant of her abdomen to determine if she had enlargement of the spleen,which is also called ____________.

Question 33

____________ immunity is the type of immunity that is conveyed by the mother's antibodies to the fetus via the placenta or by antibodies in the colostrum (first breast milk).

Question 34

All of the following are abnormal conditions that involve red blood cells except ____________.

A) anisocytosis
B) sickle cell
C) AIDS
D) transfusion reaction

Question 35

All of the following are antigens that might be included in allergy skin tests except ____________.

A) immunoglobulin
B) animal dander
C) pollen
D) foods

Question 36

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means excessive flow or discharge of blood?

A) -lysis, hypo-, erythr/o-
B) -rrhage, hem/o-
C) -oma, macr/o-, hemat/o-
D) -cyte, thromb/o-, rrag/o-

Question 37

Blood type ____________ is the universal donor.

A) AB positive
B) B negative
C) O positive
D) O negative

Question 38

Nine proteins in the plasma that help in the immune response by drilling holes in a bacterium,virus,or parasite are known as ____________ proteins.

Question 39

Which of the following statements is false?

A) A red blood cell is also known as an erythrocyte.
B) Erythrocytes are the most numerous type of blood cell.
C) Erythrocytes are unusual in that they are just cell fragments.
D) Hemoglobin is a red, iron-containing molecule that carries oxygen.

Question 40

When clotting factors in the plasma are activated to form a blood clot,the fluid portion of plasma that remains is then known as ____________.

Question 41

Which is a very large cell whose cytoplasm breaks away at the edges to form individual thrombocytes?

A) platelet
B) macrophage
C) megakaryocyte
D) monocyte

Question 42

Donated blood is tested with the MonoSpot test to prevent passing the AIDS virus on to the recipient of a blood transfusion.

Question 43

Mature neutrophils are also known as bands or stabs.

Question 44

The physician ordered blood work for his patient to include red blood cell indices.This test would determine the:

A) WBC count.
B) mean cell volume.
C) clotting time.
D) blood type.

Question 45

Platelets are active in which process?

A) carrying oxygen
B) fighting infection
C) immune response
D) blood clotting

Question 46

Which are the smallest leukocytes?

A) WBCs
B) lymphocytes
C) monocytes
D) basophils

Question 47

A person with type A blood has:

A) both A and B antigens on their erythrocytes.
B) neither A nor B antigens on their erythrocytes.
C) B antigens on their erythrocytes.
D) A antigens on their erythrocytes

Question 48

The physician ordered the blood test ferritin to assist in making the diagnosis of:

A) AIDS.
B) pernicious anemia.
C) iron deficiency anemia.
D) septicemia.

Question 49

Which medical procedure involves the separation of plasma from the blood cells in whole blood?

A) stem cell transplantation
B) plasmapheresis
C) blood donation
D) blood transfusion

Question 50

When erythrocytes are mature,they do not have a nucleus.

Question 51

An example of passive immunity is getting an immunization or a vaccination.

Question 52

Hemorrhage is the loss of a small amount of blood over time.

Question 53

Mr.Smith had a myocardial infarction a few years ago.He now takes aspirin daily to dissolve any new blood clots that may form.

Question 54

Patients taking the drug heparin will have a higher-than-normal value for ____________ in their blood.

A) thrombocytes
B) partial thromboplastin time
C) hemoglobin
D) mean cell volume

Question 55

Pancytopenia is a condition of decreased numbers of platelets in the blood.

Question 56

Cytokines are chemicals released by damaged body tissues that summon white blood cells to the area of injury.

Question 57

John has classic hemophilia (hemophilia A). He requires treatment with a factor ____________ drug to prevent episodes of bleeding.

A) I
B) II
C) VIII
D) X

Question 58

Thrombolytic enzyme drugs dissolve blood clots by inhibiting the production of vitamin K.

Question 59

The medical word hemolysis is associated with:

A) AIDS.
B) leukemia.
C) transfusion reaction.
D) thrombosis.

Question 60

Lymphatic capillaries have large openings in their walls that allow microorganisms or cancerous cells to enter.

Question 61

All of the following are electrolytes in the plasma except ____________.

A) sodium
B) lipoprotein
C) potassium
D) bicarbonate

Question 62

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means one who specializes in blood and the study of it?

A) -logy, hem/o-, log/o-
B) -penia, cyt/o- thromb/o-
C) -ist, hemat/o-, log/o-
D) -ure, electr/o-, ly/o-

Question 63

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word antibody (an-tih-bawd-ee)?

A) an
B) tih
C) bawd
D) ee

Question 64

The combining form phag/o- means ____________.

A) eating; swallowing
B) one; same
C) phase; section
D) cell

Question 65

Old red blood cells are broken down by the ____________.

A) red bone marrow
B) spleen
C) yellow bone marrow
D) thymus

Question 66

The suffix -crit means ____________.

A) cell
B) pertaining to
C) separation of
D) thrombus (blood clot)

Question 67

Which word is misspelled?

A) albumin
B) hematopoiesis
C) corticosteroid drug
D) hematacrit

Question 68

All of the following are autoimmune disorders of the body except ____________.

A) psoriasis
B) multiple sclerosis
C) rheumatoid arthritis
D) leukemia

Question 69

The test that determines the amount of different types of immunoglobulins in the blood is ____________.

A) the CD4 count
B) electrophoresis
C) the hematocrit
D) electrolytes

Question 70

Enlargement of the lymph nodes could be caused by:

A) breast cancer.
B) pernicious anemia.
C) a thrombus.
D) hematoma.

Question 71

The suffix -poietin means ____________.

A) a process; being or having
B) a substance that forms
C) condition of standing still
D) immature cell

Question 72

The combining form aggreg/o- means ____________.

A) clumping
B) crowding together
C) gather together
D) thrombus (blood clot)

Question 73

Which word or phrase is misspelled?

A) leukemia
B) thrombosite
C) coagulopathy
D) Hodgkin's disease

Question 74

Anemia is a decrease in the number of:

A) platelets.
B) serum
C) lymphocytes.
D) erythrocytes.

Question 75

When the antibodies in the patient's serum attack antigens on the erythrocytes in donor blood,this is known as ____________.

A) coagulopathy
B) hemophilia
C) an embolus
D) a transfusion reaction

Question 76

Iron deficiency anemia can be caused by all of the following except ____________.

A) a bacterial infection
B) menstruation
C) deficiency of iron in the diet
D) hemorrhage

Question 77

A bone marrow aspiration is done by taking red marrow from the:

A) blood
B) lymph node
C) iliac crest
D) spleen

Question 78

The combining form erythr/o- means :

A) inflammation.
B) red.
C) cancer.
D) white.

Question 79

The abbreviation H&H is a laboratory test that is related to:

A) plasma.
B) stem cells.
C) AIDS.
D) red blood cells.

Question 80

Before a patient can receive a blood transfusion,a ____________ must be done.

A) type and crossmatch
B) bone marrow aspiration
C) electrophoresis
D) CD4 count