Lymphatic/Immune
Digestive
Endocrine
POL
Diagnostic Testing
100

Barriers, Inflammatory response, Antibody  defense

What are the three main lines of defense in the immune system?

100

Peristalsis

What is the process that moves food through the esophagus to the stomach?

100

Pituitary gland

Which gland is called the "master gland"?

100

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CLIA

100

FOBT

Test that screens for hidden blood?

200

Spleen

Which organ filters blood, stores red blood cells, and produces lymphocytes?

200

Chyme

What is the semiliquid solution of partially digested food in the stomach called?

200

Insulin

What hormone lowers blood glucose levels?

200

Light blue

What color top tube is used for coagulation studies?

200

Ultrasound

Imaging that uses high-frequency sound waves.

300

B Cells (B Lymphocytes)

What type of cells produce antibodies?

300

Liver

Which organ secretes bile that is stored in the gallbladder?

300

Adrenal glands

Which gland sits on top of the kidneys?

300

Gloves, mask, gown etc.

PPE

300

Hemoglobin A1c

What blood test measures long-term glucose control?

400

Helper T cells (stimulate immune response), Killer T cells (destroy infected cells).

Two types of T cells and their functions.

400

Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum

Three sections of the small intestine.

400

Oxytocin

What hormone stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth?

400

Waived, Moderately complex, Highly complex

Three CLIA categories of lab testing.

DAILY DOUBLE

400

Barium swallow/GI series

Which diagnostic test uses barium to view the digestive tract?

500

AIDS

What disease results from HIV destroying helper T cells?

500

Colonoscopy

What diagnostic exam uses a fiber optic scope to view the colon?

500

Myxedema

A disorder caused by too little thyroid hormone.

500

Ensure accuracy and reliability of test results.

What is the purpose of quality control in the laboratory?

500

Thyroid scan

What test uses radioactive iodine uptake to evaluate thyroid function?