Component 3 Unit 4 Application Activities
Unit 4
Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
 Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune
Systems
2. Word Building Exercise – Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune
Systems
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access
to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and
correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at
MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune
Systems
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. HIV/AIDS
2. Leukemia
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and
Immune System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
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Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with
using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that
will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.
Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an inclass or homework assignment.
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Unit 4 – Medical Dictionary Exercise
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in
Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What
They Mean from Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html, define the following word
parts.
WORD PART
DEFINITION
aden/o
chrom/o
coagul.o
-emia
eosin/o
erythr/o
-graph
Granul/o
hem/o
hemat/o
microimmun/o
nucle/o
leuk/o
lymph/o
lymphangi/o
macromorph/o
myel/o
-osis
penia
splen/o
thromb/o
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Unit 4 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided
in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and
What They Mean from Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following
word parts.
word part
definition
aden/o
chrom/o
coagul.o
-emia
eosin/o
erythr/o
-graph
Granul/o
hem/o
hemat/o
microimmun/o
nucle/o
gland
Color
Clotting
Blood condition
Rose colored stain or dye
Red
Instrument used to record
Granules
blood
Blood
Small
Immune; protection
nucleus
leuk/o
lymph/o
lymphangi/o
macromorph/o
myel/o
-osis
White
Lymph
Lymph vessel
Large; long; big
Form or structure
Bone marrow; spinal cord
Abnormal condition (means increased when
used with blood cells word roots)
Abnormal reduction in number; deficiency; lack
of
spleen
Blood clot
penia
splen/o
thromb/o
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2. Word Building Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word
parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.
Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class
or homework assignment.
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Unit 4 Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Word Building Exercise
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use
more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
aden/o
-graph
nucle/o
morph/o
chrom/o
hem/o
leuk/o
myel/o
-emia
hemat/o
lymph/o
-osis
eosin/o
microlymphangi/o
-penia
erythr/o
immun/o
macrosplen/o
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2.
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Inflammation of lymphatic vessels: _________________itis
Abnormal decrease in white blood cells: leuko___________
Decreased or compromised immune response: _____________deficiency
Mass of extravasated blood: ______________oma
Destruction of red blood cells: __________lysis
Destruction of red blood cells by phagocytes: ______________phagia
Enlargement of spleen: _______________megaly
Abnormal increase in number of white blood cells:
_____________cytosis
9. Immature bone marrow cell: ___________blast
10. Malignant neoplasm originating from lymphoctyes: ____________oma
11. Pathogenic microorganisms in the blood: septic__________________
12. Large platelet: _______________thrombocyte
13. Easily stained with red dye: ________________philic
14. Radiographic investigation of lymphatic vessels: ___________graph
15. Science of structure and form of organisms: ____________logy
16. Combination of protein and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA):
___________protein
17. Enlargement of lymph nodes: ________________pathy
18. Small phagocyte: ____________phage
19. Linear strand of DNA that carries genetic information: _________some
20. Erythroblasts in the blood: ______________blastosis
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Unit 4 Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Word Building Exercise
Key
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use
more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
aden/o
-graph
nucle/o
morph/o
chrom/o
hem/o
leuk/o
myel/o
-emia
hemat/o
lymph/o
-osis
eosin/o
microlymphangi/o
-penia
erythr/o
immun/o
macrosplen/o
1. Inflammation of lymphatic vessels: lymphagniitis
2. Abnormal decrease in white blood cells: leukopenia
3. Decreased or compromised immune response: immunodeficiency
4. Mass of extravasated blood: hematoma
5. Destruction of red blood cells: hemolysis
6. Destruction of red blood cells by phagocytes: erythrophagia
7. Enlargement of spleen: splenomegaly
8. Abnormal increase in number of white blood cells: leukocytosis
9. Immature bone marrow cell: myeloblast
10. Malignant neoplasm originating from lymphoctyes: lymphoma
11. Pathogenic microorganisms in the blood: septicemia
12. Large platelet: macrothrombocyte
13. Easily stained with red dye: eosinophilic
14. Radiographic investigation of lymphatic vessels: lymphangiograph
15. Science of structure and form of organisms: morphology
16. Combination of protein and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA): nucleoprotein
17. Enlargement of lymph nodes: lymphadenopathy
18. Small phagocyte: microphage
19. Linear strand of DNA that carries genetic information: chromosome
20. Erythroblasts in the blood: erythroblastosis
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents an
online dictionary with pronunciation of key medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience by
using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce
medical terms appropriate to this unit.
Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as
an in-class or homework assignment.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
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Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”
Enter the key term and click “search”
Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation
Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed.
Chromosome
Eosinophilic
Erythroblastosis
Erythrophagia
Hematoma
Hemolysis
Immunodeficiency
Leukocytosis
Leukopenia
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphagnitis
Lymphangiography
Lymphoma
Microphage
Morphology
Myeloblast
Nucleoprotein
Septicemia
Splenomegaly
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
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about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune
Systems:
Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional
information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Blood,
Lymphatic and Immune Systems.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the
Medline Plus website and complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. HIV/AIDS
2. Leukemia
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and
Immune System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional
information regarding surgical procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and
Immune Systems.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment
complete at least this interactive tutorial.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Expected Outcomes for Student Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical
dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes
and suffixes that are common to the blood, lymphatic and immune
systems.
2. Word Building Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots,
prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.
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3. Pronounce Key Terms
This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key
terms related to this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Interactive Tutorials
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems.
5. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and
Immune Systems
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the blood, lymphatic and immune systems.
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