Ch.5medterm Word Scramble

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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

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