A substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigen.
What is an antibody?
100
Primary gland of the lymph system.
What is The thymus gland?
100
An infectious disease that overwhelms the body's immune system.
What is AIDS
200
Thrombo is a combining form meaning.
What is clot.
200
Another name for the mitral valve.
What is bicuspid?
200
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Used to screen for antibodies for the AIDS virus.
What is ELISA?
200
Major location of the lymph nodes.
What is Axillary region.
200
Electrical movement through the ventricle is measured and noted on the ECG
What is QRS complex.
300
Which of the following means germ or bud?
What is blast/o
300
Class of drug used to treat irregular heart rhythm.
What is antiarrhythmic?
300
Allergy skin tests methods include.
What is scratch tests, intradermal injections, and patch tests?
300
They funtion as filters, removing microorganisms found throughout the body.
What are the tonsils, spleen, and thymus?
300
The liquid portion of the blood left after the clotting process is called
What is serum?
400
Hypotensive describes _______ blood pressure?
What is low.
400
After pulmonary circulation, and exchange of gases, oxygenated blood returns to the heart via.
What is the pulmonary vein.
400
Since false positives can occur with the ELISA, this test is used to confirm positive findings and is considered diagnostic.
What is the Western Blot test.
400
Many small oval structures that filter the lymph received from the lymph vessels.
What is lymph node.
500
A blood clot that forms at an injury site.
What is hematoma
500
The artery that directs blood from the heart to the lungs.
What is the pulmonary artery?
500
medication used to reduce the symptoms of allergic reactions.
What is antihistamine.
500
A group of proteins released by white blood cells and fibroblasts when the invading microorganism is a virus.
What is interferon.
500
Circulation of blood throughout the body through the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues.