Chapter 13-2: Blood System—Part 2

Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 12th Edition

COMPLETION

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en).

1. Anisocytosis: __________

ANS: to

REF: p. 508 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

2. Erythropoietin: __________

ANS: po

REF: p. 509 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

3. Purpura: __________

ANS: pur

REF: p. 510 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

4. Anticoagulant: __________

ANS: ag

REF: p. 508 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

5. Eosinophil: __________

ANS: sin

REF: p. 509 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

6. Albumin: __________

ANS: bu

REF: p. 508 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

7. Differentiation: __________

ANS: a

REF: p. 508 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

8. Myelodysplasia: __________

ANS: plas

REF: p. 509 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

Give the meaning of the term.

9. myeloma
meaning: __________

ANS: tumor of bone marrow

REF: p. 506 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

10. erythropoiesis
meaning: __________

ANS: formation of red blood cells (RBCs)

REF: p. 505 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

11. fibrinogen
meaning: __________

ANS: clotting protein in blood

REF: p. 482 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

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 12. bilirubin
meaning: __________

ANS: pigment released with RBC destruction

REF: p. 482 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

13. platelet
meaning: __________

ANS: clotting cell

REF: p. 483 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

14. poikilocytosis
meaning: __________

ANS: abnormal shape of RBCs

REF: p. 485 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

15. leukapheresis
meaning: __________

ANS: separation of WBCs

REF: p. 505 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

16. heparin
meaning: __________

ANS: anticoagulant found in tissues

REF: p. 482 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

17. electropheresis
meaning: __________

ANS: separation of proteins by electrical charge

REF: p. 482 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to the blood system.

18. thalassemia
meaning: __________

ANS: deficiency of hemoglobin (hereditary)

REF: p. 489 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. 483 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. 482 OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.

21. Myelopoiesis: __________

ANS: formation of bone marrow

REF: p. 504 OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the blood system.

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