A&P
What type of blood cells are erythrocytes and leukocytes?
Erythrocytes = RBCs
Leukocytes = WBCs
a colorless liquid containing leukocytes and plasma that helps removes wastes, toxins, or other harmful substances from the body
lymph
type of anemia where the body makes red blood cells that are shaped like a crescent and disrupt the blood flow due to their abnormal shape
sickle cell anemia
Examination of body fluids of tissues from a patient to aid in diagnosing an illness, disease, or condition.
laboratory test (lab test)
Explain the difference in an antibiotic and antiviral drug and the conditions they treat.
Antibiotic = bacterial infections (strep)
Antiviral = viral infections (mono)
Thrombocytes aid in what?
coagulation / clotting
The liver filters blood and serves as a storehouse for healthy _______.
erythrocytes / RBCs
Cancer of the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow; causes an excessive increase in white blood cells (WBCs).
leukemia
Which of the following terms describes the separation of blood into its component parts?
apheresis
The transfer of blood, or blood components, from a donor to a recipient.
blood transfusion
What is the liquid component of blood?
plasma
an organ that controls the amount of blood in the body
spleen
Disease in which the immune system attacks cells/tissues in one's own body.
autoimmune disease
A procedure in which a sample of donor's blood is mixed with a sample of a recipient's blood to check for blood-type compatibility before a blood transfusion.
crossmatching
The replacement of diseased bone marrow cells in a patient with healthy bone marrow cells from a donor
bone marrow transplant
What process do both fibrinogen and prothrombin aid in?
blood clotting
What is the main function of the immune system?
Protect the body from pathogens like bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, toxins, allergens, and cancerous cells.
Rare genetic disorder in which the blood does not clot properly due to the absence of a clotting protein in the blood.
Hemophilia
A variety of tests that measure the ability of a patient's blood to clot properly
coagulation test
Hormone-like drug used as an anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressant (drug used to suppress the immune system to treat certain conditions)
Corticosteroids
What is the difference in an antigen and an antibody?
1. antigen = a substance that is harmful, or is perceived as harmful, by the immune system
2. antibody = a protein manufactured by the immune system in response to a substance that is harmful or is perceived as harmful
Explain the difference in natural immunity and and acquired immunity
Natural = immunity in which you are born with. You inherit this general defense system from your parents.
Acquired = developed when the body's' immune system is exposed to and learns to defend against one type of pathogen (protection you develop over time) can be obtained through vaccination or disease.
Suppression of the immune response caused by exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which destroys the body's infection fighting T Cells.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A routine test in which the total number of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets are determined. Also measures hemoglobin.
Complete blood count (CBC)
Drug that kills or damages cells, preventing them from proliferating (multiplying); used as either an antineoplastic or immunosuppressant (like Chemotherapy)
cytotoxic drug