Chapter 8 Hematology/Immunology

2. removal of spleen through abdomen
3. rupture of the spleen
7. blockage in a blood vessel caused by a non-blood mass of matter
8. small bruise
10. formation of blood cells
11. (2 words) overdevelopment of the thymus
12. immature red blood cell; the root comes from its net-like appearance
16. excessive blood loss
17. disease of hemoglobin
21. having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen
23. 92% of this blood component is water
24. this blood component makes up roughly 45% in a healthy blood sample
27. platelets form a plug to make a temporary clot; this protein makes a permanent one
31. this leukocyte phagocytizes bacteria and has 3+ nuclear lobes
34. protein that provides protection against disease
35. abbreviated Hct
37. mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue
38. condition characterized by large red blood cells
39. the type of anemia caused by rbcs not being formed in sufficient quantities

1. dilation of blood vessels (veins and arteries)
4. a _____injury occurs after blood flow is restored
5. condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped rbcs
6. this occurs when anti-A antibody is added to type A blood
9. patients with lymphatic system disorders can have this swelling in the extremities
13. deficiency in the number of red blood cells
14. study of veins
15. deficiency in white blood cells
18. inadequate blood flow
19. substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
20. inflammation of the liver and spleen
22. drug that breaks down clots
25. blockage of a vessel caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed
26. pain in the spleen
28. deficiency in the number of platelets
29. like a massive lymph node; filters old blood cells out of the bloodstream
30. condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes
32. "floating spleen"
33. absence of a spleen or absence of spleen function
36. a granulocyte that releases heparin to control the size of the blood clot