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HLHS CH8
Blood and Lymphatic System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| hemo/hemato | blood; males can have almost 6 quarts of blood and women almost 4 |
| coagul/o | coagulation; coagul refers to the bloods ability to form clots |
| throm/o | clot |
| cyt | cell |
| phleb/o,ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph; means water or spring refers to clear liquid circulating the body |
| myel | bone marrow,spine |
| -emia | blood condition |
| tonsill/o | tonsil - located in the mouth |
| sple/o | speen- uper left portion of your abdomen filters old blood |
| thym/o | thymus- base of the neck |
| immun | immune system; bodys defense system against foreign invaders |
| -penia | deficiency |
| Which of the following are true regarding the lymphatic system? | It plays a large part in the body's immune system. It includes the spleen. |
| Which of the following are blood disorders? | hemophilia: blood doesnt clot causing excessive bleeding ecchymosis: bruise easily/large bruise petechia: red spots on body |
| hematoma | hee-mah-toh-mah blood tumor |
| petechia | puh-tee-kee-yah small bruise |
| reperfusion injury | injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| lymphadenopathy | swollen lymph nodes |
| lymphedema | lymph swelling |
| splenalgia/splenodynia | pain in spleen |
| leukopenia | low number of white blood cells |
| immunodeficiency | weakened immune system |
| neutropenia | deficiency of neutrophils (specific type of wbc) |
| leukocytosis | having high number of white blood cells in the blood |
| Which of the following are true of erythrocytosis? | It can cause the blood to become too thick to flow well. It is less common than anemia. It is a condition of too many red blood cells. |
| Blood cells that bring oxygen to all of the cells of the body and take away the waste gases are Blank______. | erythrocytes red blood cells |
| white blood cells fight infections | true |
| The lymph system includes | lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, the thymus, spleen and tonsils |
| Deconstruct the term leukocytosis. Enter hyphens in the appropriate blanks. | leuko-cyt-osis |
| pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
| phagocytosis | process in which a type of white blood cell destroys foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| oligocythemia | deficiency in the number of red blood cells |
| A reticulocyte is a(n) Blank______. | red blood cell |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal increase in red blood cells |
| Blood cells that patch up broken blood vessels are Blank______. | platelets thrombocytes |
| Hemolytic anemia | a destruction of red blood cells |
| spherocyte | A spherical red blood cells |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| Immunosuppression | occurs when medication or illness causes a deficiency of white blood cells |
| anemia | most common type of red blood cell problem associated with not having enough of them |
| thrombosis | formation of a blood clot |
| hypercoagulability | An increased ability of the blood to coagulate |
| immune deficiency | When a deficiency of white blood cells causes the patient to be more vulnerable to infections |
| lymphadenectomy | surgical removal of the lymph nodes |
| thrombocytopenia | decreased platelet count |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulopathy |
| splenectomy | removal of spleen surgically |
| EBV | epstein-barr virus |
| hemophilia | condition in which the blood doesnt clot causing excessive bleeding |
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