Exam 10: Blood and Lymphatic System

________ is a hereditary blood disease characterized by prolonged coagulation and tendency to bleed.

The function of the thymus is to produce B cells and T cells.

Write the correct abbreviation for Rhesus (factor):

A blood test to determine the number of leukocytes present is called:

A serious allergic reaction to foreign proteins is termed:

Explain the role antigens and antibodies play with each of the four blood types.

A hereditary anemia occurring in populations bordering the Mediterranean Sea and in Southeast Asia is called:

A clot that forms attached to a vein wall is termed:

A hormone which acts on the bone marrow to stimulate the production of red blood cells is called ________.

What is the iron-containing pigment of red blood cells called?

As universal donors,patients with type O blood can receive type ________ blood for transfusion.

Excessive amounts of sugar in the blood is called:

An abnormal accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces is:

Blood cells constitute about 45% of the total volume of blood.

Immunoglobulin is a blood protein that acts as a/an:

The abbreviation for milliliter is ________.

Erythropoietin is a hormone that:

In the term anaphylaxis,the suffix -phylaxis means :

Excessive calcium in the blood is termed:

A genetic disease condition in which iron is not metabolized properly and accumulates in body tissue is called ________.