MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Complete!
Second Edition
CHAPTER
7
Blood and the
Lymphatic
System
Classroom Response System
Pretest
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What does bacteremia mean?
A. The presence of bacteria in the blood
B. The presence of unequal-sized red
blood cells
C. The rupture of the red blood cells
D. A reduced number of white blood cells
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What does bacteremia mean?
A. the presence of bacteria in the
blood
B. the presence of unequal-sized red
blood cells
C. the rupture of the red blood cells
D. a reduced number of white blood cells
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The combining form for blood is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
bacteri/o
hemat/o
erythr/o
aden/o
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The combining form for blood is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
bacteri/o
hemat/o
erythr/o
aden/o
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Splenomegaly is defined as:
A.
B.
C.
D.
abnormal
abnormal
abnormal
abnormal
reduction in the platelets
enlargement of the liver
enlargement of the spleen
enlargement of the kidney
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Splenomegaly is defined as:
A. abnormal reduction in the platelets
B. abnormal enlargement of the liver
C. abnormal enlargement of the
spleen
D. abnormal enlargement of the kidney
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The combining form cyt/o means:
A.
B.
C.
D.
red
blue
bacteria
cell
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The combining form cyt/o means:
A.
B.
C.
D.
red
blue
bacteria
cell
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What does the suffix -emia mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
disease
tumor
condition of blood
bleeding
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What does the suffix -emia mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
disease
tumor
condition of blood
bleeding
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Which of the following refers to a severe allergic
reaction that causes immediate inflammation and
systemwide spasms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
anaphylaxis
allergy
anemia
bacteremia
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Which of the following refers to a severe allergic
reaction that causes immediate inflammation and
systemwide spasms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
anaphylaxis
allergy
anemia
bacteremia
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What does the prefix an- mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
together
without
same
around
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What does the prefix an- mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
together
without
same
around
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What does the suffix -lysis mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
large
bleeding
condition of the blood
loosen or dissolve
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What does the suffix -lysis mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
large
bleeding
condition of the blood
loosen or dissolve
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What does the prefix macromean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
large
equal
small
without
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What does the prefix macromean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
large
equal
small
without
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The word edema means which of
the following?
A. the presence of fungus in the blood
B. abnormal condition of blood
C. leakage of fluid from the bloodstream
into the interstitial space
D. a mass of blood outside the blood
vessels
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The word edema means which of
the following?
A. the presence of fungus in the blood
B. abnormal condition of blood
C. leakage of fluid from the
bloodstream into the interstitial
space
D. a mass of blood outside the blood
vessels
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Post-test
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What is the function of the
lymphatic system?
A. carry components of oxygen
throughout the body
B. carry components of immunity
throughout the body
C. maintain proper circulation in the
body by maintaining cardiac output
D. maintain proper utilization of the
body’s ingested food
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What is the function of the
lymphatic system?
A. carry components of oxygen
throughout the body
B. carry components of immunity
throughout the body
C. maintain proper circulation in the
body by maintaining cardiac output
D. maintain proper utilization of the
body’s ingested food
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What does the combining form
tox/o mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
blood
bacteria
fungus
toxin
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What does the combining form
tox/o mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
blood
bacteria
fungus
toxin
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Virology is the study of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
viruses
toxins
bacteria
blood
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Virology is the study of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
viruses
toxins
bacteria
blood
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What refers to a reduction in the immune system
response caused by chemicals or drugs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
immunosuppression
immunodeficiency
incompatibility
infection
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What refers to a reduction in the immune system
response caused by chemicals or drugs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
immunosuppression
immunodeficiency
incompatibility
infection
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What does lymphoma mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a
a
a
a
tumor
tumor
tumor
tumor
of the spleen
originating in the blood
originating in lymphatic tissue
of the liver
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What does lymphoma mean?
A. a tumor of the spleen
B. a tumor originating in the blood
C. a tumor originating in lymphatic
tissue
D. a tumor of the liver
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What is the abbreviation for
hemoglobin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
PT
PLT
HCT
HGB
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What is the abbreviation for
hemoglobin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
PT
PLT
HCT
HGB
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What is the abbreviation for a
complete blood count?
A.
B.
C.
D.
WBC
CBC
RBC
ESR
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What is the abbreviation for a
complete blood count?
A.
B.
C.
D.
WBC
CBC
RBC
ESR
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What does necrosis mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
death of one or more cells
a tumor of a lymph node
low red blood cell count
an infection
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What does necrosis mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
death of one or more cells
a tumor of a lymph node
low red blood cell count
an infection
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Hemorrhage means which of the
following?
A. rupture of the red blood cells
B. abnormal loss of blood
C. abnormal reduction in white blood
cells
D. abnormally large cells
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Hemorrhage means which of the
following?
A. rupture of the red blood cells
B. abnormal loss of blood
C. abnormal reduction in white blood
cells
D. abnormally large cells
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What does the combining form
poikil/o mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
regular
large
irregular
small
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What does the combining form
poikil/o mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
regular
large
irregular
small
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