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Blood and Lymphatic System

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The combining form plasm/o means   plasma  
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Blood is characterized as what type of tissue?   connective  
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The formed elements of blood (erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes) are suspended in the   plasma  
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Plasma is about 90%:   water  
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Plasma proteins are called   albumin  
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Chemical structures that carry a positive or negative charge in the blood that include sodium, potassium, chloride, and calcium, are called   electrolytes  
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The process by which all the formed elements in blood are produced is called   hematopoesis  
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Immature blood cells are called   stem cells  
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A red blood cell is called an   erythrocyte  
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A white blood cell is called a   leukocyte  
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THe red iron-containing molecule in the blood is called   hemoglobin  
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Hemoglobin bound to oxygen is known as   oxyhemoglobin  
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The hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the speed at which erythrocytes are produced and become mature is called   erythropoietin  
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WHen a person drowns or suffocates there is a high level of what in the blood?   carbon dioxide  
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What is the number of types of white blood cells?   five  
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A leukocyte with large granules in its cytoplasm is called a   granulocyte  
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Granulocytes include basophils, neutrophils,and   eosinophils  
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The most common type of white blood cell is the   neutrophil  
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Neutrophils are also part of the immune system because they are also phagocytes which engulf and destroy .........   bacteria  
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THe smalles leukocytes are called   lymphocytes  
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The least common leukocytes are called   basophils  
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Thrombocytes are also called   platelets  
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Thrombocytes help the blood to   clot  
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How many blood types are there?   four  
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WHich blood type is known as the "universal donor" because it can be given to patients with any type of blood without causing a reaction?   Type O negative  
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When the body is injured the injured blood vessel constricts to decrease the loss of   blood  
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Thrombocytes stick to the damaged blood vessel wall and form clumps that decrease the loss of blood. This process is known as platelet...   aggregation  
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THe process of the blood clotting is known as   coagulation  
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The cessation of bleeding is known as   hemostasis  
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The medical word for blood clot is   thrombus  
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THe number of clotting factors is   twelve  
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The technical term for lymphatic fluid is   lymph  
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The word that means "pertaining to the lymph system" is   lymphatic  
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Lymph nodes are also called   lymph glands  
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The term that means "resembling the lymph system is   lymphoid  
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The pink colored lymph structure that is located within the mediastinum, posterior to the sternum is called the   thymus gland  
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The lymphatic organ that is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen is the   spleen  
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The coordinated effort between the blood and the lymphatic system to destroy microorganisms that invade the body is called the   immune response  
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Microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, yeasts, etc) that cause disease are known as   pathogens  
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A very immature cell that comes from a stem cell in the red marrow and then developes into a myelocyte is called a   myeloblast  
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The fluid portion of the plasma that remains after the clotting factors are activated to form a blood clot is called   serum  
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The body's continuing immune response and defense against pathogens that is has seen before is called   active immunity  
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THe fluid that flows through the lymphatic system is called   lymph  
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Immune response and defense against pathogens that is conveyed by the mother's antibodies to the fetus via the placenta is called   passive immunity  
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THe suffix -cyte means   cell  
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THe suffix -blast means   immature cell  
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The suffix that means "that which is produded" is   -gen  
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THe suffix that means "dissoved substance" is   -lysis  
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The suffix the means "resembling" is   -oid  
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The suffix that means "thing that eats" is   -phage  
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The suffix that means "attraction to; fondness for" is   -phil  
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The suffix that means "condition of formation" is   -poiesis  
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The suffix that means "substance that forms" is   -poietin  
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The suffix that means "condition of deficiency; decrease: is   -penia  
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The suffix that means "excessive flow or discharge" is   -rrhage  
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The suffix that means "a mixing" is   -crasia  
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The suffix that means "condition of the blood" is   -emia  
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The suffix that means "condition; abnormal condition; process" is   -osis  
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THe suffix that means "tumor or mass" is   -oma  
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The suffix that means "disease or suffering" is   -pathy  
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The suffix that means "immune response" is   -immune  
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The suffix that means "swelling" is   -edema  
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The suffix that means "immature celle" is   -blast  
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The suffix that means "dissolved substance" is   -lyte  
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The suffix that means "condition of standing still; staying in one place" is   -stasis  
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The suffix that means "movement" is   -kine  
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The suffix that means "structure or thing" is   -body  
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The combining form "granul/o" means   granule  
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The combining form that means "base of a thing" is   bas/o  
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The combining forms "hem/o" and "hemat/o" mean   blood  
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The combining form "electr/o" means   electricity  
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The combining form that means eosin (red acidic dye) is   eosin/o  
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The combining form that means "red" is   erythr/o  
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The combining form that means "normal; usual" is   norm/o  
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The combining form that means "small network" is   reticul/o  
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The combining form that means "shaped like a globe" is   glob/o  
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The combining form that means "oxygen; quick" is   ox/y  
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The combining form "leuk/o" means   white  
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The combining form that means "lymph; lymphatic system" is   lymph/o  
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The combining form that means "one; single" is   mon/o  
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The combining form that means "bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin" is   myel/o  
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The combining form that means "not taking part" is   neutr/o  
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The prefix that means "many;much" is   poly-  
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The combining form "morph/o" means   shape  
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The combining form for "white" is   leuk/o  
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The combining form that means "eating;swallowing" is   phag/o  
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The combining form "meg/a or macr/o" means   large  
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The combining form "kary/o" means   nucleus  
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The combining form that means "thrombus or blood clot" is   thromb/o  
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The prefix "anti-" means   against  
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The combining form "fibr/o" means   fiber  
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The combining form "hem/o" means   blood  
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The prefix "pro-" means   before  
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The combining form that means "growth; formation" is   plast/o  
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The prefix "inter-" means   between  
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The prefix that means "innermost;within" is   endo-  
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The combining form "tox/o" means   poison  
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The combining form that means "press down" is   suppress/o  
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The combining form "meg/a" means   large  
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The combining form "kary/o" means   nucleus  
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The combining form "macr/o" means   large  
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The combining form for "bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin" is   myel/o  
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The combining form for "not taking part" is   neutr/o  
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The combining form "plasm/o" means   plasma  
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The combining form for "thrombus or blood clot" is   thromb/o  
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The combining form "morph/o" means   shape  
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The combining form "coaglu/o" means   clotting  
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The combining form "splen/o" means   spleen  
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A severe bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood is called   septicemia  
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Decreased numbers of all types of blood cells is called   pancytopenia  
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Loss of a large amount of blood, externally or internally,is called   hemorrhage  
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The combining form "chrom/o" means   color  
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The combining form "anis/o" means   unequal  
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The combining form "poikil/o" means   irregular  
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The combining form that means "well-timed; taking advantage of an opportunity" is   opportun/o  
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The suffix "-oma" means   tumor  
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The prefix that means "above normal; more than normal" is   hyper-  
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The prefix that means "clotting" is   coagul/o  
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The combining form that means "embolus" is   embol/o  
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The combining form that means "widely scattered throughout the body" is   dissemin/o  
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The combining form that means "blood vessel" is   vascul/o  
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The combining form "aden/o" means   gland  
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The combining form that means "unknown; individual" is   idi/o  
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The suffix that means "enlargement" is   -megaly  
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The combining form "aut/o" means   self  
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The combining form that means "outer aspects" is   peripher/o  
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The suffix that means "separation of" is   -crit  
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The combining form "heter/o" means   other  
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The combining form "ferr/o" means   iron  
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The prefix that means "beyond;higher" is   ultra  
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The combining form "son/o" means   sound  
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The suffix that means "process of recording" is   -graphy  
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The suffix that means "a record or picture" is   -gram  
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The combining form "ven/i" means   vein  
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The combining form "phleb/o" means   vein  
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The combining form that means "giving a vaccine" is   vaccin/o  
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The suffix that means "process of making, creating, or inserting: is   -ization  
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The combining form that means "give as a gift" is   donat/o  
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The combining form that means "move something to another place" is   transplant/o  
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The combining form that means "surgical excision (removal)" is   -ectomy  
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The combining form "cortic/o" means   cortex  
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The combining form that means to "block or hold back" is   inhibit/o  
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The abbreviation for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" is   AIDS  
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The abbreviation for "red blood cell" is   RBC  
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The abbreviation for "white blood cell" is   WBC  
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The abbreviation Hgb is   hemoglobin  
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The abbreviation for "complete blood count" is   CBC  
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The abbreviation HCT stands for   hematocrit  
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The abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus is   HIV  
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