Deck 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Question 1

The combining form for iron is sider/o.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

There are more white blood cells in the body than any other blood cell.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Coagulation is the process of clotting.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A thrombocyte is a platelet.

Question 5

Whole blood is composed of blood cells and lymph.

Question 6

The immune system is responsible for defending the body against disease.

Question 7

Heparin is a phagocyte.

Question 8

A protein-iron pigment is hemolysis.

Question 9

RBCs are erythrocytes.

Question 10

The liquid portion of the blood is plasma.

Question 11

Eosinophils attract a neutral dye.

Question 12

The term for stopping or controlling bleeding is homeostasis.

Question 13

The combining form for to eat or swallow is phag/o.

Question 14

An example of a polymorphonucleocyte is a monocyte.

Question 15

The study of shape or form is morphology.

Question 16

Another name for agranulocytes is mononuclear leukocytes.

Question 17

Leukocytes are clotting cells.

Question 18

The two types of leukocytes are granulocytes and agranulocytes.

Question 19

Erythrocyte formation is erythropoiesis.

Question 20

The combining form for rosy or acidic is eosin/o.

Question 21

In blood, antigens are termed agglutinogens.

Question 22

The suffix for stopping or controlling is -stasis.

Question 23

A combining form for cell is cyt/o.

Question 24

Individuals with type O blood can donate to types A, B, AB, and O.

Question 25

Another term for lymph is intrastitial fluid.

Question 26

The universal donor is a person with type AB blood.

Question 27

A combining form for clot is thromb/o.

Question 28

The universal recipient is an individual with type AB blood.

Question 29

Substances that provoke an immune reaction because they are perceived as foreign are termed antigens.

Question 30

The axillary nodes are in the armpit.

Question 31

The combining form for the thymus gland is thyr/o.

Question 32

A combining form for safety or protection is lymph/o.

Question 33

A combining form for alkaline or basic is neutr/o.

Question 34

The combining form for the armpit is inguin/o.

Question 35

Lymphatic fluid contains lymphocytes and monocytes.

Question 36

A normal white blood cell count should be in the millions.

Question 37

The process of clumping is agglutination.

Question 38

A prefix for one or singular is mono-.

Question 39

A normal red blood cell count should be in the millions.

Question 40

A combining form for blood is hepat/o.

Question 41

Natural passive acquired immunity may be gained through breast milk.

Question 42

Aplastic and hypoplastic anemia are the same.

Question 43

The combining form humor/o means liquid.

Question 44

Dyscrasia is a term that means "disease."

Question 45

An example of a nonspecific immunity is a vaccination.

Question 46

An inflammation of the lymph nodes is lymphadenitis.

Question 47

Specific immunity can be natural or acquired.

Question 48

The thymus activates B lymphocytes.

Question 49

The suffix -kine refers to cells.

Question 50

Sideropenia is a type of pernicious anemia.

Question 51

The thymus gland is instrumental in the development of T cells.

Question 52

Interleukins are a type of cytokine.

Question 53

Hypersplenism means an underactive spleen.

Question 54

A deficiency of all blood cells is pancytosis.

Question 55

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder.

Question 56

Pyrexia refers to fever.

Question 57

An abnormal decrease of white blood cells is leukocytosis.

Question 58

An increase in mononuclear cells caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is mononucleosis.

Question 59

Thrombocytopenia is a deficiency of platelets.

Question 60

Acquired immunity is either active or passive.

Question 61

A hypersensitivity is the same as an allergy.

Question 62

Pancytopenia is a deficiency of all blood cells.

Question 63

A radiographic visualization of a lymph gland is a lymphadenography.

Question 64

Cytotoxic agents act as immunosuppressants or antineoplastics in order to damage or destroy cells.

Question 65

An RBC is an example of an immunoglobulin.

Question 66

A hematocrit measures the percentage of RBCs in the blood.

Question 67

ELISA is a test to detect the presence of HIV.

Question 68

AIDS is an autoimmune disorder.

Question 69

In an autologous transfusion, a patient receives his or her own blood.

Question 70

A PMN is the same as an agranulocyte.

Question 71

In plasmapheresis, platelets are removed.

Question 72

A test for mononucleosis is a Schilling test.

Question 73

Blood cultures test for allergies.

Question 74

In a homologous bone marrow transplant, a patient receives tissue from a donor.

Question 75

Lymphocytopenia is a deficiency of lymphocytes.

Question 76

A thrombocyte is the same as a platelet.

Question 77

An adenoidectomy is removal of the palatine tonsils.

Question 78

Hg and Hgb are abbreviations for the same thing.

Question 79

A lymph node is the same as a lymph gland.

Question 80

Lymphangi/o is a combining form for a lymph gland.