Exam 7: Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology

This procedure involves the introduction of blood, blood products, or a blood substitute into a patient's circulation.

A disease caused by a bacterium and its toxin, resulting in formation of a membrane in the mouth and throat, is:

The medical term for swelling is ________.

A lab technician performs a test to make sure the patient's blood is compatible with the blood about to be received by transfusion. This test is called ________.

Diseases that are caused by a person's own immune response attacking otherwise healthy tissues are known as:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Condition of large cells

The medical term for inflammation of the lymph nodes is ________.

The rupture of the red blood cell membrane is called hemolysis.

This disease is characterized by reduced numbers of red blood cells or reduced amounts of functional hemoglobin.

A mass of blood outside a blood vessel is called a(n) ________.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -globin/o

Immunization introduces antigens to the body's immune system.

The abbreviation for the virus that causes AIDS is ________.

The presence of red blood cells of unequal size in a sample of blood is an abnormal finding. It is a sign of a disease known as anisocytosis.

Which of the following is a decreased number of platelets that interferes with the normal clotting process?

A patient suffered multiple injuries in a severe car accident and has bled extensively as a result. The medical term for this patient's bleeding is:

Select the term with the correct spelling.

The combining form that means "red" is ________.

The medical term for an abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes in the blood is ________ or polycythemia.

A cancer of bone marrow, the blood-forming tissue in bone, is: