ch. 9 bhis 406

What type of cell gives rise to all blood cells?

Stem cell

What glycoprotein is produced by cells exposed to a virus?

Interferon

What is the medical term for stopping bleeding?

Hemostasis

What combining form refers to the tonsils?

Tonsill/o

What procedure temporarily removes blood to separate and collect plasma?

Plasmapheresis

What are blood antigens called?

Agglutinogens

What type of immunity develops memory cells following natural exposure to an infection?

Natural active acquired immunity

What is the abbreviation for thrombocytes or platelets?

Plats

What blood type is considered the universal donor in the ABO system?

Type O

What characterizes acute lymphocytic leukemia?

Proliferation of immature leukocytes

What severe allergic reaction causes low blood pressure and airway constriction?

Anaphylaxis

What cell characteristic is abnormal in sickle-cell anemia?

Morphology

What bleeding disorder causes hemorrhage into the tissues?

Purpura

What is an overwhelming systemic infection involving the bloodstream called?

Septicemia

What disease occurs when the immune system attacks the body's own cells?

Autoimmune disease

What factor mismatch between mother and fetus can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn?

Rh factor

What type of immunity is transferred through the placenta or breast milk?

Natural passive acquired immunity

What substance triggers an immune response because it is recognized as foreign?

Antigen

What blood test evaluates the intrinsic coagulation pathway and can detect hemophilia?

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

What is an example of a second-line nonspecific immune defense?

Fever

What is a disease or abnormality of the lymph nodes or vessels called?

Lymphadenopathy

What protein does the body produce in response to a foreign antigen?

Antibody

What type of anemia results from acute blood loss?

Acute posthemorrhagic anemia

What type of immunity results from receiving antibodies collected from an immune donor?

Artificial passive acquired immunity

What type of immunity involves T cells directly attacking infected or abnormal cells?

Cell-mediated immunity

What can cause nonautoimmune acquired hemolytic anemia?

Drugs or infectious diseases

What anemia results from a lack of intrinsic factor needed for vitamin B12 absorption?

Pernicious anemia

What substance prevents blood clotting?

Anticoagulant

What are diseases or abnormalities of the blood or bone marrow called?

Blood dyscrasias

What do monocytes become when they enter tissues and destroy pathogens?

Macrophages

What combining form refers to the thymus gland?

Thym/o

What is a deficiency of platelets called?

Thrombocytopenia

What cytokines communicate between leukocytes to coordinate immune responses?

Interleukins

Where are cervical lymph nodes located?

Neck

What does P stand for in PCV?

Packed

What inherited blood disorder involves reduced hemoglobin synthesis?

Thalassemia

What is the medical term for fever?

Pyrexia

What type of white blood cells are phagocytes?

Leukocytes

What is another name for humoral immunity?

Antibody-mediated immunity

What is another term for thrombocytes?

Platelets