ChatGPT flash cards ch11 15. What is urea?
Answer: The end product of nitrogen metabolism.
Memory trick: Urea is IN urine, but isn't urine.
16. What does the prefix an- mean in anemia?
Answer: Without; lack of.
Memory trick: Anemia involves insufficient healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.
17. Which is NOT a function of blood?
Answer: Producing albumin.
Memory trick: The liver MAKES albumin; blood CARRIES it.
18. Which white blood cell removes bacteria, foreign particles, and dead cells?
Answer: Neutrophil.
Memory trick: Neutrophils are first responders to bacterial infections.
19. What does hem/o mean in hemoglobin?
Answer: Blood.
Memory trick: HEMO = BLOOD.
20. What does agglutinate mean?
Answer: To stick together to form clumps.
Memory trick: Agglutinate = Glue together.
21. Which suffix means destruction or breakdown?
Answer: -lysis (as in hemolysis).
Memory trick: Hemolysis = destruction of red blood cells.
22. What does -poiesis mean in erythropoiesis?
Answer: Formation or production; to make.
Memory trick: Erythropoiesis = making red blood cells.
23. What does -penia mean in leukopenia?
Answer: Deficiency or decrease.
Memory trick: Leukopenia = low white blood cell count.
24. What is hypoxia?
Answer: Below-normal oxygen levels in body tissues.
Memory trick: HYPO = Low; OXIA = Oxygen.
25. What is disseminated intravascular coagulation Question 1: What is another name for Ig (immunoglobulin)?
Answer: Antibody
Memory trick: Ig = Immunoglobulin = Antibody
Question 2: Which white blood cell produces antibodies in response to bacteria or toxins?
Answer: B lymphocyte (B cell), which develops into an antibody-secreting plasma cell.
Memory trick: B = Builds antibodies
Question 3: Can a patient with type AB blood receive type A red blood cells?
Answer: Yes, assuming Rh and other compatibility requirements are met.
Memory trick: AB = Accepts A and B
Question 4: What happens if a patient with type O blood receives type B red blood cells?
Answer: The transfused type B cells can agglutinate and undergo hemolysis.
Memory trick: Type O receives only O red blood cells
Question 5: What antibodies and antigens does type O blood have?
Answer: Anti-A and anti-B antibodies; neither A nor B antigens.
Memory trick: O = Zero A/B antigens
Question 6: What does neutropenia mean?
Answer: Deficiency of neutrophils.
Memory trick: -penia = Not enough
Question 7: How long does an erythrocyte typically live?
Answer: Approximately 120 days.
Memory trick: 4 months = 120 days
Question 8: Which statement about blood volume is NOT true?
Answer: That blood volume is constant regardless of body size.
Memory trick: Blood volume varies with body size
Question 9: What is the clear, yellowish, noncellular part of blood?
Answer: Plasma.
Memory trick: Plasma = Liquid part of blood
Question 10: What stringy protein forms the mesh of a blood clot?
Answer: Fibrin.
Memory trick: Fibrin = Fibers forming clots
Question 11: What does a CBC (complete blood count) measure?
Answer: Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin and hematocrit.
Memory trick: CBC = Count Blood Cells
Question 12: What are substances with a pH below 7.0 called?
Answer: Acidic.
Memory trick: Low pH = Acid
Question 13: What term means maintaining a stable internal environment?
Answer: Homeostasis.
Memory trick: HOMEostasis = Balanced home
Question 15: What is urea?
Answer: A waste product formed by the liver from nitrogen metabolism.
Memory trick: Urea is IN urine, not the same as urine
Question 16: What does the prefix an- in anemia mean?
Answer: Without or lack of.
Memory trick: AN = WITHOUT
Question 17: Which is NOT a function of blood?
Answer: Producing albumin; the liver makes albumin.
Memory trick: Liver makes it, blood carries it
Question 18: What large white blood cell engulfs bacteria, foreign particles and dead cells?
Answer: Macrophage.
Memory trick: MACRO = Big, PHAGE = Eat
Question 19: What does hem/o in hemoglobin mean?
Answer: Blood.
Memory trick: HEMO = BLOOD
Question 20: What term means to stick together to form clumps?
Answer: Agglutinate.
Memory trick: Agglutinate = Glue together
Question 21: What term contains a suffix meaning destruction?
Answer: Hemolysis; -lysis means destruction or breakdown.
Memory trick: LYSIS = Breaks apart
Question 22: What does -poiesis in erythropoiesis mean?
Answer: To make, form or produce.
Memory trick: POIESIS = Produces
Question 23: What does -penia in leukopenia mean?
Answer: Deficiency or decrease.
Memory trick: PENIA = Not enough
Question 24: What term means below-normal oxygen in body tissues?
Answer: Hypoxia.
Memory trick: HYPO = Low, OXIA = Oxygen
Question 25: What condition causes widespread activation of blood clotting, often with severe infection?
Answer: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Memory trick: DIC = Dangerous Internal Clotting(DIC)?
Answer: Widespread activation of blood clotting throughout the bloodstream, often triggered by severe infection or sepsis.
Memory trick: DIC = Dangerous Internal Clotting.
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