Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

terms

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
HCT   hematocrit  
🗑
RBC   Red blood cell  
🗑
WBC   white blood cell  
🗑
hematologist   medical specialty of the blood and its disorders  
🗑
platelet   small particle involved in clotting process aka thrombocytes  
🗑
ist   specialist  
🗑
hemato   blood  
🗑
co2   carbon dioxide  
🗑
hgb   hemoglobin  
🗑
SOB   shortness of breath  
🗑
agglutinate   stick together to form clumps  
🗑
erythrocyte   red blood cell  
🗑
hypoxic   deficient on oxygen  
🗑
an   without  
🗑
erythro   red  
🗑
hemo   blood  
🗑
lysis   destruction  
🗑
granulocyte   a white blood cell that contains multiple small granules in its cytoplasm  
🗑
leukocytosis   an excessive number of white blood cells  
🗑
a   without  
🗑
leuko   white  
🗑
phil /philia   attraction  
🗑
cyto   cell  
🗑
fibrin   stringy protein fiber that is a component of a blood clot  
🗑
Hematoma (bruise )   collection of blood that has escaped from vessels into surrounding tissues  
🗑
petechial   pinpoint capillary hemorrhagic spot in the skin  
🗑
purpura   skin hemorrhages that are red initially and then turn purple  
🗑
coagulation   process of blood clotting  
🗑
embolus   detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air, or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel  
🗑
greek def of embolus   plug , stopper  
🗑
thrombo   blood clot  
🗑
RH   Rhesus  
🗑
miscarriage   spontaneous expulsion of the products of pregnancy before fetal viability  
🗑
Placenta ( latin term)   cake  
🗑
node   a circumscribed mass of tissue  
🗑
pathogen   a disease causing microorganism  
🗑
tonsil   mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue .  
🗑
logist   specialists , one who studies  
🗑
lg   immunoglobin  
🗑
ectomy   surgical excision  
🗑
megaly   enlargement  
🗑
splenectomy   surgical removal of the spleen  
🗑
splenomegaly   enlarged spleen  
🗑
Tonsillitis   inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids  
🗑
itis   inflammation  
🗑
antecubital   in front of the elbow  
🗑
toxin   poison substance formed by a cell or organism ( Greek ) poison  
🗑
vaccine   preparation to generate active immunity  
🗑
immune   protected from  
🗑
dormant   inactive  
🗑
immunodeficiency   failure of the immune system  
🗑
Aids   acquired immunodeficiency virus  
🗑
HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
🗑
MRSA   methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus  
🗑
SARS   severe acute respiratory syndrome  
🗑
microscope   instrument for viewing something small that can not be seen with the naked eye  
🗑
micro   small  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: cmattox30
Popular Anatomy sets