Homework Lance
Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en).
1. Anisocytosis: __________
ANS:
to
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
2. Erythropoietin: __________
ANS:
po
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
3. Purpura: __________
ANS:
pur
REF: p. 544 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
4. Anticoagulant: __________
ANS:
ag
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
5. Eosinophil: __________
ANS:
sin
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
6. Albumin: __________
ANS:
bu
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
7. Differentiation: __________
ANS:
a
REF: p. 541 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
8. Myelodysplasia: __________
ANS:
plas
REF: p. 542 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
Select the term that is spelled correctly and give its meaning.
9. A. myeloma
B. myleoma
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, tumor of bone marrow
REF: p. 536 | p. 540
OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
10. A. erythropoeisis
B. erythropoiesis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, formation of red blood cells (RBCs)
REF: p. 535 | p. 540
OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
11. A. fibrinogen
B. fibrinogin
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, clotting protein in blood
REF: p. 512 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
12. A. billirubin
B. bilirubin
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, pigment released with RBC destruction
REF: p. 512 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
13. A. platlet
B. platelet
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, clotting cell
REF: p. 513 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
14. A. poykilocytosis
B. poikilocytosis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, abnormal shape of RBCs
REF: p. 515 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
15. A. leukopheresis
B. leukapheresis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, separation of WBCs
REF: p. 535 | p. 540
OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
16. A. heparin
B. heparine
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, anticoagulant found in tissues
REF: p. 512 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
17. A. electropheresis
B. electrophoresis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, separation of proteins by electrical charge
REF: p. 512 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
18. A. thallassemia
B. thalassemia
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, deficiency of hemoglobin (hereditary)
REF: p. 519 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.
Answer the following questions.
19. What is serum?
ANS:
Serum is plasma (clear, yellowish fluid) minus the clotting proteins and cells.
REF: p. 513 OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.
20. What is a hematopoietic stem cell?
ANS:
A hematopoietic stem cell is a stem cell in the bone marrow that gives rise to all of the different types of blood cells.
REF: p. 512 OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.
21. What is a neutrophil?
ANS:
A neutrophil is a granulocytic white blood cell that fights disease by phagocytosis. Also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte (“poly”) or a segmented cell (“seg”).
REF: p. 513 OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.
Give the meanings of the following terms.
22. Myelopoiesis: __________
ANS:
formation of bone marrow
REF: p. 534 | p. 539
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.
23. Anticoagulant: __________
ANS:
substance that stops clotting
REF: p. 534 | p. 539
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.
24. Thrombolytic: __________
ANS:
pertaining to destruction of clots
REF: p. 534 | p. 539 OBJ: Recall pathology of the blood system.
Describe the problems in the following forms of anemia.
25. Sickle cell anemia: __________
ANS:
Abnormally shaped red blood cells cause hemolysis (hereditary condition).
REF: p. 518 OBJ: Recall pathology of the blood system.
26. Aplastic anemia: __________
ANS:
Blood cells are not formed or produced in the bone marrow.
REF: p. 517 OBJ: Recall pathology of the blood system.
27. Thalassemia: __________
ANS:
This is an inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin.
REF: p. 519 OBJ: Recall pathology of the blood system.
28. CLL: __________
ANS:
chronic lymphoid leukemia
REF: p. 526
OBJ: Recall lab tests, procedures, and abbreviations related to the blood system.
29. AML: __________
ANS:
acute myeloid leukemia
REF: p. 526
OBJ: Recall lab tests, procedures, and abbreviations related to the blood system.
30. Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura: __________
ANS:
deficiency of platelets with hemorrhages into the skin; no known cause
REF: p. 520
OBJ: Recall lab tests, procedures, and abbreviations related to the blood system.
31. Hemophilia: __________
ANS:
excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of clotting factor VIII or IX
REF: p. 519
OBJ: Recall lab tests, procedures, and abbreviations related to the blood system.
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