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Chabner C 13
Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Undifferentiated blood cell | Hematopoietic stem cell |
| Phagocytic cell involved in allergic reactions | Eosinophil |
| IgA, IgM, IgD and IgE | Immunoglobulins |
| Protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood | albumin |
| Foreign material that invade the body | antigen |
| Pigment produced from hemogloblin when red blood cells are destroyed | bilirubin |
| Blood clotting | coagulation |
| Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge | electrophoresis |
| Protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot | fibrin |
| Breakdown of recipient's red blood cells when incompatible bloods are mixed | hemolysis |
| Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells | heparin |
| IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, IgD | immunoglobulins |
| Monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces. It is a large phagocyte | macrophage |
| Granulocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow; a phagocyte with neutral-staining granules; also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte or "poly" | neutrophil |
| Reduction in red cells due to excessive cell destruction | hemolytic anemia |
| Failure of blood cell production due to absence of formation of cells in the bone marrow | aplastic anemia |
| Sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin | iron-deficiency anemia |
| Reduction in red cells due to excessive cell destruction | hemolytic anemia |
| Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body | pernicious anemia |
| A hereditary condition characterized by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis | sickle cell anemia |
| An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background. | thalassemia |
| Excess iron deposits throughout the body | hemochromatosis |
| General increase in red blood cells | polycythemia vera |
| Excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of one of the protein substances necessary for blood clotting. | hemophilia |
| Return of symptoms | relapse |
| Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube. | coagulation time |
| relieving not curing | palliative |
| Speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) |
| Percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood | hematocrit (Hct) |
| Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells. | red blood cell morphology |
| Percentage of the total WBC make up by different types of leukocytes | white blood cell differential |
| An abnormal drop in the number of blood cells involved in forming blood clots | thrombocytopenia |
| Derived from the bone marrow | myeloid |
| Immature red blood cell | erythroblast |
| A disorder of red blood cell morphology | poikilocytosis |
| Originating in or produced by the bone marrow | myelogenous |
| Deficiency in the number of white blood cells | neutropenia |
| Immature lymphocytes predominate. Often seen in children and adolescents; symptoms include SOB | Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) |