Exam 6: Hematology and Immunology /Blood and the Lymphatic System

What is the difference between a blood donation and a blood transfusion?

Which is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of hemophilia (hee-moh-fil-ee-ah)?

Which word part has the opposite meaning of poly-?

Eosinophils release chemicals to destroy foreign cells (pollen,animal dander,dust)and kill parasites.

In iron-deficiency anemia,the erythrocytes are microcytic and hypochromic.

Bence Jones protein is found in the urine of a patient with ________.

A ferritin blood test indirectly measures the amount of ________ stored in the body.

Which is the CORRECT spelling of the medical word that refers to the loss of a large amount of blood,externally or internally?

An example of passive immunity is getting an immunization or a vaccination.

Old red blood cells are broken down by the ________.

A ________ is a type of white blood cell that is a granulocyte and has many segments or lobes in its nucleus.

Where do all lymphatic vessels end?

The patient who has ________ will be prescribed antiretroviral drugs.

After a blood clot has formed,the process of cessation of bleeding is known as hemostasis.

The suffix -penia,as seen in thrombocytopenia,means "condition of ________."

A low level of ________ in a person with sickle-cell disease causes the red blood cells to have a crescent or sickle shape.

What is a bone marrow aspiration test and why is it done?

Pernicious anemia is caused by a deficiency of ________.

Mature neutrophils are also known as bands or stabs.

All of the following are specialized types of lymphocytes EXCEPT ________.