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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 |