Exam 12: Blood

_____ is vital to the function of the red blood cell, helping it transport oxygen to the tissues and some carbon dioxide away from tissues.

Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel.

Match the medical term to its definition. -presence of swelling

A deficiency in the number and/or percentage of red blood cells and the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is called _____.

Match the medical term to its definition. -disease

A disease in which the red blood cells are abnormally shaped is called ___________________________________.

Match the medical term to its definition. -producing

A person who has type A- (A negative) blood can receive a transfusion from which of the following?

Pyrexia is a fever.

Monocytosis is a process that surrounds, engulfs, and digests harmful bacteria.

The clotting time for humans is ______________________________.

The characteristic symptoms of inflammation are redness, local heat, swelling, and pain.

A person with type O negative blood is considered a(n) _________________________.

A rupture, or bursting, of the red blood cell is called hemolysis.

When the donor is the patient himself, it is what type of bone marrow transplant?

Which of the following conditions is most likely to occur in someone who is immobile?

Basophils are activated during an allergic reaction or inflammation.

Red blood cells, or ____________________, are biconcave, disc-shaped cells.

Everyone has an Rh factor, which is found on the surface of red blood cells.

Name the four types of blood: ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.