Exam 10: Blood and Lymphatic System

A blood enzyme which causes clotting by forming fibrin is:

The reaction of the body to foreign substances and the means by which it protects the body is known as an:

Sphere-shaped cells containing nuclei are called:

Humoral immunity is a major defense against:

The thymus is also considered to be one of the endocrine glands.

The type of lymphocyte that provides humoral immunity is ________.

Lack of iron in the blood is called ________.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?

Write the correct abbreviation for antinuclear antibodies:

IgG is the first antibody produced in response to bacterial infections.

The type of lymphocyte that provides cellular immunity is ________.

The life span of an erythrocyte is:

Lymphocytes are the body's main defense against the invasion of antigens.

A test that determines the rate at which red blood cells settle in a long,narrow tube is a/an:

The ________ phase of the immune response is the slowdown phase in which the number of defenders returns to normal.

A hereditary anemia occurring in populations bordering the Mediterranean Sea and in Southeast Asia is called:

The blood test that includes a hematocrit,hemoglobin,red and white blood cell count,and differential is:

In the term erythropoietin,the root poiet means:

Excessive amounts of sugar in the blood is called: