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Ch.5medterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The fluid portion of blood is called the ____. | plasma |
| When a blood vessel is damaged, the body works to stop the bleeding through the process of ____. | vascular constriction, platelet plug formation,local blood coagulation |
| The combining form onc/o refers to ____. | tumor |
| This hematology term refers to a protein in the blood | albumin |
| The state of having too little oxygen in the blood is referred to as ____. | hypoxia |
| What is hemoglobin? | protein in the red blood cell that carries oxygen |
| Chapter 5 refers to these cells as "the body's soldiers, ready and able to attach and destroy bacteria and other foreign invaders." | leukocytes |
| The two primary groupings of leukocytes are differentiated based on whether they are ____ in appearance. | grainy |
| The ____ is the main site of fetal blood cell production from the second to the sixth month of gestation. | liver |
| Blood cell production that takes place outside the bone marrow is referred to as ____. | extramedullary hematopoiesis. |
| The most common hematologic disorder in infancy and childhood is ____. | dietary iron deficiency. |
| The human body contains ____ liters of blood. | between four and six |
| This hereditary hematologic disorder is marked by abnormally-shaped red blood cells that get caught in the blood vessels. | sickle cell anemia |
| Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder caused by ____. | an inequal production of alpha and other globin chains, resulting in the ineffective production of red blood cells. |
| A deficiency in this vitamin, a condition known as pernicious anemia, can cause megaloblastic anemia. | B12 |
| This hematologic disorder is often seen in seniors and is marked by high hemoglobin levels arising from an increase in total red blood cell volume. | polycythemia vera |
| Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is caused by ____. | antibodies that destroy red blood cells |
| What is the meaning of the term hypochromia? | too little hemoglobin |
| A macrocyte is a ____ red blood cell. | large |
| An ecchymosis is a ____. | black and blue mark caused by leakage of blood from the vessel. |
| A blood clot that has broken free within the body is called a(n) ____. | embolus |
| What does pallor mean? | pale appearance |
| Blood and bone marrow contain three main types of blood cells: erythrocytes, leukocytes, and ____. | thrombocytes |
| An increased size of the spleen is referred to as ____. | splenomegaly |
| The condition of having too few white blood cells is referred to as ____. | leukocytopenia |
| Thrombocytosis is the condition of having too ____. | many platelets |
| Anemia is the condition of decreased ____. | hemoglobin level |
| ____ is the most common malignancy of the hematopoietic system. | leukemia |
| In the complete blood count (CBC), the measure of the amount of hemoglobin carried in the red blood cells is reflected in this index | MCH |
| The blood test known as the differential counts these cells | white blood cells |
| The prothrombin time (PT) test is used to assess ____ | clotting |
| This test is used to determine whether the patient has an autoimmune hemolytic anemia. | Coomb's test |
| This class of pharmaceutical agents breaks down clots that have formed. | thrombolytic |
| Granulocytes and agranulocytes are subgroups of ____. | leukocytes |
| Antithrombotic agents are also known as ____ | anticoagulants |
| Antihemophilic factors are used to ____ | promote clotting |
| The physician who specializes in the treatment of ____ is called an oncologist. | cancer |
| Cancer cells show a loss of contact inhibition, which is the signal to the cell to ____. | stop dividing |
| The successful management of cancer focuses on ____. | 1. assessing patient risk factors. 2. prevention. 3. early detection. |
| A tumor's grade refers to ____. | the tumor cells' degree of maturity. |
| The term anaplastic refers to a cell's loss of ____. | differentiation |
| This is the abbreviation for the most widely used tumor classification system. | TNM |
| The process of cell division is called ____. | mitosis |
| Combining different cancer treatment strategies is called ____ therapy. | multimodal |
| The process of creating red blood cells is called ____. | erythropoiesis. |
| If a tumor is found not to be cancerous, it is said to be ____. | benign |
| When the body needs more red blood cells, cells in this organ secrete erythropoietin. | kidney |
| Which of the following is not one of the four ABO blood types? | AO |
| When a donor's and a recipient's blood is mixed prior to transfusion, what happens if the blood types are not compatible? | The mixture will clump, or agglutinate. |
| Megakaryocytes in the bone marrow form these small cells in the blood that help in clotting. | platelets |
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