Exam 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

An adenoidectomy is removal of the palatine tonsils.

The term for the continual balancing act of the body system to provide an internal environment that is compatible with life is:

One cause of B₁₂ deficiency anemia is the absence of ____________________ factor.

A disease of the lymph nodes or vessels that may be localized or generalized is:

What is an iron-containing pigment of RBCs that carries oxygen to tissue?

What is the term for an extreme form of allergic response? ____________________

What type of anemia results from a lack of intrinsic factor essential for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂? ____________________

A thrombocyte is a platelet.

Sideropenia is a type of pernicious anemia.

Hg and Hgb are abbreviations for the same thing.

In sickle cell disease, there is an abnormality of white blood cell morphology.

An inherited deficiency of coagulation factor is called:

A disease of the blood or bone marrow is termed a blood ____________________.

An abnormal increase of fluid in tissues is called:

What is the term for the study of shape or form? ____________________

What test measures the average weight of hemoglobin per RBC and is useful in diagnosing anemia?

The development of memory cells to protect the individual from a second exposure is:

Macrophages develop from ____________________.

Myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of:

The prefix pan- means "many."