<p> Worksheet: Chapter 9 Blood and Lymphatic Systems</p><p>Abbrev/Acronym Meaning/Definition AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ARC AIDS-related complex ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay HIV Human immunodeficiency virus</p><p>Important word elements: </p><p>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</p><p>Create 4 words using the above word elements Could be any words, but here are some examples</p><p>1. leukocytopenia</p><p>2. agglutination</p><p>3. leukemia</p><p>4. hemoglobin</p><p> 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</p><p> 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.</p><p>Med Term Ch. 9 Worksheet  What characterizes LEUKEMIA?: uncontrolled increase of immature WBC’s eventually leading to infection, anemia and thrombocytopenia. </p><p> 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 </p><p>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</p><p>What is CBC? Complete blood count</p><p> What is AIDS caused by? Damage of the helper T cell lymphocytes and the CD4 count reaches 200</p><p> What is LYMPHOMA? A tumor of the lymph</p><p>Med Term Ch. 9 Worksheet</p>