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Medical Terminology a living language

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what are the three formed elements of blood?   erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets  
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what are the two components of blood?   formed elements, plasma  
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agglutin/o   clumping  
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bas/o   base  
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chrom/o   color  
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coagul/o   clotting  
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cyt/o   cell  
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eosin/o   rosy red  
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Erythro   red  
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fibrin/o   fibers, fiberous  
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fus/o   pouring  
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granul/o   granules  
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hem/o   blood  
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Hemat/o   blood  
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leuk/o   white  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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morph/o   shape  
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neutr/o   neutral  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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sanguin/o   blood  
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septic/o   infection  
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thromb/o   clot  
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-apheresis   removal, carry away  
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-crit   separation of  
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-cytosis   more than normal number of cells  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globin   blood protein  
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-penia   abnormal decrease, too few  
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-phil   attracted to  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-stasis   standing still  
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how much blood does the average adult have?   5 Litres  
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blood is a mixture of ___ floating in watery ____.   cells, plasma  
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erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets are all an example of what?   formed elements  
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what would you call the process of creating blood cells in the red bone marrow?   hematopoiesis  
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which blood cell is responsible for transportation of substances?   erythrocytes  
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which blood cells protect the body from invasion of microorganisms?   leukocytes  
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which blood cells help to control bleeding?   platelets  
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what are albumin, globulins and fibrogen examples of?   plasma proteins  
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what percent of plasma is made up of plasma protiens?   8-10  
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what percent of plasma is made up of water?   90-92  
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which plasma protein transports fatty substances that cannot disolve in the watery plasma?   albumin  
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which globulin acts as an antibody?   gamma globulin  
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which plasma protein is a blood clotting protein?   fibrogen  
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what is a word meaning a cell with no nucleus?   enucleated  
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what makes red blood cells appear red?   hemoglobin  
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which part of the red blood cell picks up oxygen from the lungs?   hemoglobin  
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how many erythrocytes are there per cubic milimeter of blood?   about 5 million  
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between male and female parties who would have more red blood cells?   men  
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what is the total number of erythrocytes in an average sized adult?   35 trillion  
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what is the lifespan of an erythrocyte?   120 days  
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which part of the red blood cell is not reused and is disposed of by the liver?   biblirubin  
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how many leukocytes are there per cubic milimeter of blood?   8000  
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what are the five types of leukocytes?   basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes  
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what would you call a leukocyte with granules in the cytoplasm?   granulocytes  
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what would you call a leukocyte without granules in the cytoplasm?   agranulocytes  
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which leukocyte releases histamine and hepharin to damaged tissue?   basophils  
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which leukocytes destroy parasites and increase during allergic reactions?   eosinophils  
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which leukocytes engulf foreighn and damaged cells and are the most numerous of the leukocytes?   neutrophils  
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which leukocytes engulf foreign and damaged cells?   monocytes  
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which leukocytes play several roles in immune response?   lymphocytes  
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what is another term for platelet?   thrombocyte  
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what would you call the results of a shattered ccytoplasm?   platelets  
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how many platelets are there in a cubic milimeter in the body?   between 200 and 300 thousand  
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what is another word for blood clotting?   hemostasis  
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what is the word for clumping together?   agglutinate  
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what would you call a laboratory test to find the type of blood a person has?   blood typing  
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what are the two most important blood markers?   ABO system and the RH factor  
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lip/o   fat  
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phleb/o   vein  
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-globin   protein  
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-ia   condition  
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-ion   action  
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-logy   study of  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-oma   swelling  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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-plastic   pertaining to development  
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-rrhage   abnormal flow  
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-rrhagic   pertaining to abnormal flow  
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dys-   abnormal  
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pan-   all  
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which leukocyte attracts a basic PH stain?   basophil  
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which leukocyte attracts a rosy red stain?   eosinophil  
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which term means pertaining to blood?   sanguinous  
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what would you call the hard collection of fibrin which is the end result of hemostasis?   blood clot  
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what would you cal converting from a liquid to a gel or solid?   coagulate  
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what is the word that indicates the presence of a disease affecting the blood?   dyscrasia  
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what is another term for a rbuise?   hematoma  
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what would you call the rapid flow of blood?   hemorrhage  
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what would you call the disease which affects the ability to form a clot?   hemophilia  
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what would you call a condition in which there was too many lipocytes in the blood stream?   hyperlipidemia  
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what would you call a condition in which a person had too few of all cells?   pancytopenia  
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what is another term for blood poisoning?   septicemia  
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what would you call a condition in which there is a reduction in the number of blood cells which results in not enough oxygen getting to the tissues?   anemia  
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what would you call a severe form of anemea that results from loss of functioning red bone marrow?   aplastic anemia  
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what would you call a condition in which a person has too many red blood cells?   erythrocytosis  
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what would you call the condition of having too few red blood cells?   erythropenia  
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what would you call anemia that results because of the destruction of red blood cells?   hemolytic anemia  
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what would you call the destruction of a patients erythrocytes which occurs in receiving non compatible blood?   hemolytic reaction/transfusion reaction  
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what would you call anemia resulting from not having enough hemoglobin in the erythrocytes?   hypochromatic anemia  
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what would you call anemia resulting from not having enough Iron to produce hemoglobin?   iron-deficiency anemia  
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what would you call anemia associated with not enough absorbtion of vitamin b12?   pernicious anemia  
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what would you call the production of too many red blood cells by the bone marrow in which blood becomes too thick to flow through the vessels?   polycythemia  
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what would you call a genetic disorder in which erythrocytes take on an abnormal curved shape causing them to be fragile and easily damaged?   sickle cell anemia  
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what would you call a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to make hemoglobin?   thalassemia  
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what would you call a cancer of the white blood cells?   leukemia  
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what would you call a condition of having too many white blood cells?   leukocytosis  
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what would you call a condition with too few white blood cells?   leukopenia  
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what would you call a condition of having too many platelets?   thrombocytosis  
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what would you call a condition with too few platelets?   thrombopenia  
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what would you call a blood test used to determine the reate at which erythrocytes settle out of the blood after an anticoagulant is added?   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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what would you call a blood test to measure the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood?   hematocrit  
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what would you call a test to measure the amount of hemoglobin present in a given volume of blood?   hemoglobin  
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what would you call a measure of the bloods coagulation abilities by measuring how long it takes for a clot to form after a prothrombin has been added to the blood?   prothrombin time  
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what would you call the examination of erythrocytes for abnormalities in the shape?   red blood cell morphology  
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what would you call the machine which does multiple blood chemistry tests at once?   sequential multiple analyzer computer  
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what would you call the test to determine the number of each variety of leukocytes?   white blood cell differential  
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what would you call a test in which a sample of bone marrow is removed by aspiration with a needle and examined for diseases?   bone marrow aspiration  
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what would you call a procedure where you would make an incision into the vein in order to remove blood for a diagnostic test?   phlebotomy  
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what would you call a procedure for collecting and storing a patients own blood several weeks before they will need it?   autolongous transfusion  
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what would you call a blood tranfusion using another persons blood?   homologous transfusion  
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what would you call the method for removing plasma from the body without depleting the formed elements?   plasmapheresis  
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what is the abbreviation for acute lymphocytic leukemia?   ALL  
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what is the abbreviation for acute myelogenous leukemia?   AML  
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what is the abbreviation for basophils?   basos  
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what is the abbreviation for bone marrow transplant?   BMT  
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what is the abbreviation for complete blood count?   CBC  
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what is the abbreviation for chronic lymphatic leukemia?   CLL  
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what is the abbreviation for chronic myelogenous leukemia?   CML  
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what is the abbreviation for differential?   diff  
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what is the abbreviation foreosinophils?   eosins, eos  
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what is the abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate?   ESR, SR, sed rate  
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what is the abbreviation forhematocrit?   HCT, Hct, crit  
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what is the abbreviation for hemoglobin?   Hgb, Hct, HGB  
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what is the abbreviation for lymphocytes?   lymphs  
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what is the abbreviation for monocytes?   monos  
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what is the abbreviation for pernicious anemia?   PA  
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what is the abbreviation for packed cell volume?   PCV  
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what is the abbreviation for polymorphonuclear neutrophil?   PMN, polys  
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what is the abbreviation for prothrombin time?   PT, pro-time  
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what is the abbreviation for red blood cell?   RBC  
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what is the abbreviation for segmented neutrophils?   segs  
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what is the abbreviation for sequential multiple analyzer computer?   SMAC  
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what is the abbreviation for white blood cell?   WBC  
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What is the function of the immune system?   fights disease and infections  
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what is the function of the lymphatic system?   picks up excess tissue fluid, cleanses it, and returns it to the circulatory system  
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what are the five primary structures which make up the lymphatic system?   lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thymus gland, tonsils  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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axill/o   axilla, underarm  
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immun/o   protection  
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inguin/o   groin region  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph node  
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lymphagi/o   lymph vessel  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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path/o   disease  
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splen/o   spleen  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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tox/o   poison  
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-edema   swelling  
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-globulin   protein  
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what would you call the lymph vessels located around the small intestines?   lacteals  
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what are the two large lymphatic ducts which the lymph vessels drain into?   right lymph duct, thoracic duct  
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which lymphatic duct drains he right arm, right side of the head, neck, and chest?   right lymphatic duct  
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what is the name of the vein the right lymphatic duct drains into?   right subclavian vein  
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what is the name of the vein the thoracic duct drains into?   left subclavian vein  
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where are lymph nodes located?   along the route of the lymphatic vessels  
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what is another name for lymph node?   lymph glands  
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which site for lymphs drains the arm and shoulder region?   axillary, armpits  
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which site for lymphs drains the head and neck?   cervical, neck  
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which site for lymphs drains the lower legs and lower pelvis?   inguinal, groin  
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which site for lymphs drains the chest cavity?   mediastinal, chest  
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what are the three sets of tonsils called?   palatine tonsils, pharyngeal tonsils, lingual tonsils  
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what is another word for pharyngeal tonsils?   adnoids  
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where is the spleen located?   in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen  
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what would you call blood vessels spread out to be slow moving ?   blood sinuses  
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what lines the blood sinuses to engulf and remove pathogens?   phagocytic macrophages  
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where is the thymus gland located?   the upper portion of the mediastinum  
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what is the thymus gland hormone?   thymosin  
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what does thymosin do?   changes lymphocytes to T lymphocytes/ T cells  
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what are the two forms of immunity?   natural immunity, acquired immunity  
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what is another word for natural immunity?   innate immunity  
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what would you call a foreign protein?   antigen  
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what are the two distinct immunity processes?   humoral immunity, cellular immunity  
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what is another word for humeral immunity?   antibody-mediated immunity  
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what is another word for cellular immunity?   cell-mediated immunity  
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what cells are produced in humeral immunity?   B cells  
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what do the B cells produce?   antibodies  
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what do you get when an antibody combines with an antigen?   antigen-antibody complex  
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what two cells are produced in cellular immunity?   T cells, NK cells  
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what does the NK stand for in NK cells?   natural killer  
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what would you call something that physically attacked and destroyed pathogenic cells?   cytotoxic  
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what would you call an infection as a result of hospital exposure?   nosocomial infection  
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what would you call it when a patient or healthcare worker develops an infection from another patient or healthcare worker?   cross-infection  
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what would you call it when a patient is infected with the pathogen that originally brought them to the hospital?   reinfection  
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what does OSHA stand for?   occupational safety and health administration  
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what would you call the spreading of a pathogen from one part of the body to another part of the body?   self-inoculation  
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cortic/o   outer region. cortex  
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pneumon/o   lung  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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