Med 121: The Blood System

Eosinophils stain

bright red

When a disease is in remission

it, has disappeared

Blood cultures are tests for

bacterial infections

The solid part of blood does not contain

plasma

One type of plasma protein is

fibrinogen

Red blood cells are

erythrocytes

Eosinophils stain

bright red

The blood type that has no antigens is

O

The most common blood test ordered for a routine medical check-up is a(n)

CBC

Anemia is a general term for a blood disorder in which

red blood cells do not transport enough oxygen

The bleeding disorder that causes bruising is

thrombocytopenia

An agent to stop bleeding is

hemostatics

Chemotherapy is used to cause a

remission

The fluid part of blood is

plasma

Plasma consists of 92 percent

water

Gamma globulins are important to the function of the

immune system

The cells in blood that destroy foreign substances are

leukocytes

About one-half of leukocytes are

neutrophils

The substance released during allergic reactions is

histamine

Rh factor is a type of

antigen

Any disease of the blood with abnormal material present is a type of

dyscrasia

Erythroblastosis fetalis is also known as Rh factor

incompatibility

To prevent blood clots

the nurse administers, anticoagulants

agglutin/o

clumping

eosin/o

rosy red

erythr/o

red

hem/o

blood

leuk/o

white

phag/o

eating

The term for blood clot is

thrombus

A cell involved in blood clotting is a(n)

thrombocyte

A cell that consumes other substances is a

phagocyte

The white blood cells that increase during an allergic reaction are

eosinophils

Anemia due to lack of vitamin B12 is

pernicious

Anemia in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough red blood cells is

aplastic

The formed elements of the blood are

erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

Platelets release this to initiate the blood clotting process

thromboplastin

Withdrawal of blood for examination

phlebotomy

Abnormal increase in red blood cells

polycythemia

Essential for blood coagulation

fibrinogen and prothrombin

A leukocyte is a(n)

white blood cell

The destruction of red blood cells is

hemolysis

The largest blood cell is

monocyte

Blood does not

secrete hormones

The average adult has about this many liters of blood circulating within the body

5

The liquid part of the blood is known as

plasma

The solid part of the blood contains ___ cells

blood

The main group of plasma proteins that helps regulate water movement between blood and tissue is

albumin

A process that uses centrifuging to take a patient's blood and return only the red blood cells is known as

plasmapheresis

Some elements of the blood prevent clotting during normal circulation

heparin

Leukocytes are also known as

white blood cells

Platelets adhere to damaged tissue and each other to control ___ loss from a blood vessel

blood

Clumping of antigens that stops the flow of blood is

agglutination

Coagulation is the changing of a semisolid or gel into a

solid

Red blood cells not transporting enough oxygen to the tissues is

anemia

A hemorrhagic disorder due to lack of clotting factor VIII is

von Willebrand disease

A major disease involving white blood cells is

leukemia

A malignant tumor of the bone marrow is

multiple myeloma

Multiple tiny hemorrhages under the skin are

purpura

The diagnostic procedure used to diagnose blood disorders such as anemia or leukemia is

bone marrow biopsy

Neutrophils are the most plentiful

leukocytes

Heparin is a(n)

anticoagulant

Agranulocytes include

lymphocytes and monocytes

People with this blood type can receive blood transfusions from all other blood types

AB

Hemolysis is a ___ membrane disorder

RBC

Thalassemia is a ___ blood disorder

hereditary

Aspirin is a well-known

anticoagulant

The protein in red blood cells that aids in transporting oxygen is

hemoglobin

The universal donor blood type is

O

Medications prescribed to decrease clotting are

anticoagulants

The hormone affected by kidney damage that affects red blood cell production is

erythropoietin

A sedimentation rate test identifies information regarding ___ inflammation

sickle cell, and kidney disorders, joint

Agents that may be administered to dissolve blood clots are

thrombolytics