Blood
Blood is divided into 2 main components. What are they? (hint: liquid vs. solid)
plasma and formed elements
Intact skin, coughing, mucus, cilia, and phagocytosis are examples of which type of immunity?
Innate Immunity
This condition occurs due to a hypersensitivity response to a particular antigen and leads to symptoms such as: rhinitis, urticaria, sneezing, and watery eyes.
Allergy
What is the common name for ecchymosis?
a bruise
What is the action of the hormone erythropoietin?
It stimulates the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes.
Which blood cell is involved in the coagulation process?
Thrombocytes (platelets)
Which leukocyte is involved in humoral immunity? (Be specific!)
B Lymphocytes
This condition results from bone marrow destruction and leads to pancytopenia.
Aplastic Anemia
Translate: polycythemia
Increased amount of cells in the blood
(increased amount of blood cells)
What two blood types can a person with A- blood receive?
A- and O-
What does a large number of band cells present in the blood indicate?
What type of immunity is acquired during life and is specific, in that it is directed towards a particular pathogen or foreign substance?
Adaptive Immunity
AIDS
Translate: azotemia
nitrogenous compounds in the blood
What is the normal range for the pH of the blood?
7.35 - 7.45
Name the 5 types of leukocytes.
neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes
A person catches a virus and develops antibodies to it. Which type of adaptive immunity is this?
natural active immunity
Which condition is due to a genetic mutation that causes the erythrocytes to become crescent shaped, which can lead to the blockage of small vessels and tissue ischemia?
Sickle Cell Anemia
Translate: sideropenia
Decreased amount of iron
What is another term for immunoglobulin?
An Antibody
Which type of leukocyte is also called a polymorph due to the various shapes of their nuclei?
neutrophils
What type of adaptive immunity occurs when someone recieves a transfusion with another person's antibodies?
artificial passive immunity
Which condition occurs when an Rh- mother's body produces antibodies to a Rh+ fetus?
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (Erythroblastosis Fetalis)
What is the term used for the blood that is transfused from one person to another?
(Hint: Receiving blood from another organism of the same species.)
Homologous Blood
Which leukocyte is involved in cell mediated immunity?
T Lymphocytes