Exam 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Which is a combination of three potent anti-AIDS drugs?

The combining form for the organ that serves to filter, store, and produce blood cells is:

Stopping bleeding is:

What is the substance that neutralizes antigens? ____________________

The combining form for rosy or acidic is eosin/o.

Increased function of the spleen, resulting in hemolysis, is:

A type of second-line defense, these lymphocytes act nonspecifically to kill cells that have been infected by certain viruses and cancer cells.

What is the term for the protein-iron pigment in the blood? ____________________

An abnormal increase of lymphocytes is called:

An example of a nonspecific immunity is a vaccination.

Which system is responsible for cleansing the cellular environment, defending the body against disease, and returning proteins and tissue fluid? ____________________

An increase in mononuclear cells caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is mononucleosis.

Removal of the adenoids is a(n) ____________________.

A blood test to diagnose HDN or a transfusion reaction is:

A test that measures the concentration of hemoglobin per RBC and is useful in diagnosing anemia is a(n):

Anemia caused by lack of folate is called:

Cancer identified by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells is called:

Suppression of bone marrow function, leading to a reduction of RBC production, is:

Lymphocytopenia is a deficiency of lymphocytes.

Dyscrasia is a term that means "disease."