Blood and Lymphatic Systems

Worksheet: Chapter 9 Blood and Lymphatic Systems

Abbrev/Acronym Meaning/Definition AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ARC AIDS-related complex ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay HIV Human immunodeficiency virus

Important word elements:

Word Element Meaning/Definition Word Element Meaning/Definition Agglutin/o To clump -globin Containing protein Blast/o Embryonic stage of Hem/o, hemat/o blood development Chrom/o color Leuk/o white Cyt/o Cell -lytic destruction -emia Blood condition -penia Decrease in Erythr/o red -phag/o, -phage To eat

Create 4 words using the above word elements Could be any words, but here are some examples

1. leukocytopenia

2. agglutination

3. leukemia

4. hemoglobin

 What are the types of ANEMIAS? Aplastic anemia=inadequacy of the formed blood elements-problem with the bone marrow, hemolytic anemia=extreme reduction in circulating RBC’s due to their destruction, iron deficiency anemia=lack of hemoglobin level due to a lack of iron in the body, pernicious anemia=deficiency of mature RBC’s and the formation and circulation of megaloblasts, sickle cell anemia=RBC’s shaped like a cresent, which results in low oxygen levels

 What characterizes HEMOPHILIA?: the blood isn’t able to clot properly because of the absence of antihemophilic factor 8. The symptoms are bleeding in joints, gums, or mouth, extreme pain and joint deformity.

Med Term Ch. 9 Worksheet  What characterizes LEUKEMIA?: uncontrolled increase of immature WBC’s eventually leading to infection, anemia and thrombocytopenia.

 What is a THROMBUS? What is an EMBOLUS? A clot that forms and stays in place in a blood vessel. An embolus is a dislodged, circulating clot

What is Bleeding time? Prothrombin time is a blood test used to evaluate how your blood is clotting. A normal PT is 10-13.4 seconds. A patient with a PT of 30 or higher is at a high risk for hemorrhage

What is CBC? Complete blood count

 What is AIDS caused by? Damage of the helper T cell lymphocytes and the CD4 count reaches 200

 What is LYMPHOMA? A tumor of the lymph

Med Term Ch. 9 Worksheet