Exam 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

White blood cells named for their lack of granules are also termed:

A PMN is the same as an agranulocyte.

What is the term for a red blood cell? ____________________

Aplastic and hypoplastic anemia are the same.

What is the term for a deficiency of platelets? ____________________

Marked by proliferation of immature lymphocytes, the most common leukemia in people younger than 19 is:

The ____________________ test is a nuclear medicine test used to diagnose pernicious anemia and other metabolic disorders.

A combining form for clot is thromb/o.

There are ____ of RBCs.

A slowly progressing form of leukemia marked by proliferation of immature lymphocytes is called:

Which cells specialize in phagocytosis?

What is the term for the process of clumping? ____________________

What is the term for an abnormal increase of lymph cells? ____________________

In blood, antigens are termed agglutinogens.

What is the term for an abnormal increase of white blood cells? ____________________

A combining form for alkaline or basic is neutr/o.

White blood cells with tiny grains within their cytoplasm are termed granulocytes or:

What is the same as Hct?

What is the term for the destruction or decomposition of blood? ____________________

A(n) ____________________ drug inhibits the function of platelets or destroys them.