| Question |
Answer |
| What are the five types of leukocytes? |
Lymphocytes,neutrophils,eosinophils,basophils,&monocytes. |
| What is autologous transfusion? |
collecting and recieving a persons own blood. |
| What is homologous transfusion? |
Recieving someone elses blood. |
| Where does the O2 and CO2 exchange happen? |
in the Alveoli. |
| What is the fluid portion of the blood called? |
Plasma |
| What is the difference between plasma and serum? |
Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood and serum is the clear sticky fluid in the blood tube after being drawn and spun down. |
| Which blood type is the universal donar? |
O |
| Which blood type is the universal recipient? |
AB |
| Which virus causes mononucleosis? |
Epstein-Barr |
| What is the name of the lymph nodes in the neck? |
Cervical |
| What is the name of the lymph nodes in the underarm? |
Axilary |
| What is the name of the lymp nodes in the groin? |
Inguinal |
| Where are the adenoids located? |
in the nasal pharynx |
| What are adenoids made out of? |
Lymphatic tissue |
| What are the major organs of the respiratory system? |
Nasal cavity,pharynx,larynx,trachea,bronchial tubes,and lungs. |
| What are the three parts of the pharynx? |
Upper nasopharynx,middle oropharynx,and lower laryngopharynx. |
| Superior |
above |
| inferior |
below |
| What tube connects the pharynx and bronchi? |
Trachea |
| What is the difference between sputum and phlegm? |
Sputum is mucus specifically coughed up from the lungs. Phlegm is mucus coming from any where else,i.e whats blown out of your nose. |
| What is the pupose of the diaphragm? |
It is the muscle of breathing, and it separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. |
| What is tracheostomy? |
Surgical procedure to make an opening in the trachea to create a permanent (more than a day)airway and a tube placed to keep it patent. |
| What is a tracheotomy? |
a surgical incision into trachea. |
| What does a cytology test check for? |
Cancer cells. |
| What does a culture and sensitivity check for? |
The culture tests for infection and the sensitivity tells us which medication the infection is sensitive to. |
| plasty |
Surgical repair |
| ectomy |
Surgical removal of |
| scopy |
visually examining |
| stenosis |
narrowing |
| rrhea |
discharge,runny |
| gram |
record of |
| itis |
inflammation,infection |
| algia |
pain |
| oma |
tumor,mass |
| thoraco |
chest |
| Lymphadeno |
lymph gland,lymph node |
| Lymphangio |
lymph vessels |
| Rhino |
nose |
| windpipe |
laymens term for trachea |
| voice box |
laymens tern for larynx |
| What do platelets make? |
Thromboplastin |
| What types of coagulents does the blood make? |
Fibrim,thrombin and prothrombrin |
| Active acquired immunity |
immunity developing after direct exposure to a pathogen. |
| Agglutino |
Clumping |
| anemia |
reduction of RBC's |
| antigen |
foriegn substance that activates the immune system |
| apnea |
not breathing |
| atelectasis |
lung tissue collapses |
| auscultation |
listening to the sounds of the body through a stethascope. |
| bronchitis |
an acute or chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract |
| Cardiologist |
treats diseases of the cardiovascular system. |
| Croup |
acute viral respiratory infection common in infants and young children characterized by a hoarse cough |
| Differential blood test |
count of different kinds of WBC's in blood |
| dyspnea |
difficult labored breathing |
| Emphysema |
pulmonary condition that can occur as a result of long term heavy smoking. cant breath unless sitting or standing |
| empyema |
pus within the pleural space. |
| epistaxis |
nose bleed |
| fibrin |
whitish protein formed by the action of thrombin and fibrinogen, which is the basis for blood clotting. |
| hematocrit test |
blood test to measure the volume of RBC's within the total volume of blood. |
| Hematologist |
treats conditions of the blood |
| Hemaglobin blood test |
measuring the amount of hemaglobin in the RBC's tests for anemia |
| hemophilia |
hereditary blood disease in which there is a prolonged blood clotting time |
| hemostasis |
to stop bleeding |
| leukemia |
cancer of WBC's, results in a large number of abnormal WBC's circulating in the blood. |
| lymphadenitis |
inflammation of the lymph glands |
| monospot |
test of infectious mononucleous in which there is a nonspecfic antibody called heterophile antibody |
| Palpation |
to feel and check for lumps and/or hardness |
| pathogenic |
something taken in that makes you sick |
| percussion |
use of the fingertips to tap the body lightly and sharply |
| phagocyte |
neutrophil component of the blood,has the abilty to ingest and destroy bacteria (pac man) |
| phlebotomist |
someone who draws blood for diagnostics. |
| pleural effusion |
abnormal presence of fluid or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| pneumo |
lung |
| pneumothorax |
collecting of air or gas in the pleural cavity |
| polycythemia vera |
production of too many RBC's in the bone morrow. |
| prothrombin time test |
measurement of the time it takes for a sample of blood to coagulate. |
| pulmonary adema |
condition in which lung tissue retains an excessive amount of fluid |
| pulmonary embolism |
blood clot or air bubble in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches. |
| rales |
squeak,you can hear it in the lungs it sounds like bubbles poping,crackling |
| rhonchi |
snoring |
| spirometry |
using a device to measure breathing capacity of the lungs |
| stridor |
harsh,high pitched,noisy breathing sound made when theres an obstruction of the bronchus or larynx |
| thrombocytopenia |
too many platelets |
| Thromboplastin |
released by the platelets,reacts with prothrombin to form thrombin |
| Total lung compacity |
the volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inhalation |
| vital capacity |
the total volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation. |
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