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

The source of passive immunity that a mother gives to her infant through breast milk is known as ________.

What is the difference in meaning between these two words: mono,monos?

The medical language definition of the word ________ is "process of viewing living tissue."

GVHD develops when ________.

Lymphedema of the arm or leg can occur after surgery when a nearby chain of lymph nodes is removed.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

Leukemia is a/an ________.

The abbreviation CML stands for chronic myelogenous ________.

Which is a bleeding disease,NOT related to genetics,in which blood clots use up platelets and fibrinogen so much that there is spontaneous bleeding from various places in the body?

Immunosuppressant drugs are given to suppress the immune response.

Abnormal lymphocytes known as Reed-Sternberg cells can be seen in the blood of patients with multiple myeloma.

________ are the least common type of leukocyte.

This group of nine proteins in the plasma,called ________ proteins,activate each other and drill holes in a bacterium or virus.

The combining form aggreg/o-,as seen in the word aggregation,means ________.

To draw a sample of venous blood from a patient,it is necessary to perform the medical procedure of a/an ________,which is also known as a venipuncture.

The word microcytic refers to a red blood cell that is ________.

Folic acid anemia is commonly seen in patients who are ________.

Another name for a platelet is a thrombocyte.

All of the following are electrolytes in the plasma EXCEPT ________.

________ are cells that engulf and destroy microorganisms.