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

Which type of anemia is due to a genetic abnormality?

________ is the medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the blood.

The clear,straw-colored liquid portion of the blood is called the ________.

Vitamin B₁₂ drugs are used to treat pernicious anemia and can be given by intramuscular injection or by ________ spray.

To keep the red blood cell count from decreasing in a patient receiving a chemotherapy drug,the physician would prescribe a/an ________ drug to stimulate the bone marrow to make erythrocytes.

Blood type ________ is the universal donor.

Leukemia is a cancer of the thrombocytes.

Every type of blood cell begins in the bone marrow as a very immature cell called a/an ________ cell.

Which antibody is found on the surface of a B cell and activates it to become a plasma cell?

Microorganisms,such as bacteria,viruses,protozoa,fungi,or yeast that invade the body are known as ________.

Lymphadenopathy can occur in the ________.

Which medical procedure involves the separation of plasma from the blood cells in whole blood?

Viscosity refers to the ________ of the blood.

Which is the most common leukocyte,comprising 54-62% of the leukocytes in the blood?

Which word is MISSPELLED?

Which of the following contains hemoglobin that transports oxygen to the cells?

Which of the following is NOT a type of leukocyte?

Which is a type of anemia caused by a genetic abnormality in the structure of hemoglobin that causes abnormally shaped red blood cells?

Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein?

Another name for a blood clot is a ________.