Chapter 14 Medical Term – Flashcards
46 test answers
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answers 46question
Immune response in which B cells transform into plasma cells and secrete antibodies
answer
humoral immunity
Unlock the answer
question
Introduction of altered antigens to produce an immune response
answer
vaccination*
Unlock the answer
question
Inguinal, axillary, mediastinal, cervical
answer
Lymph nodes are concentrated in those areas
Unlock the answer
question
Computerized x-ray imagining in the transverse plane
answer
CT Scan
Unlock the answer
question
Protozoal (paracytic) infection associated with AIDS that may cause pneumonitis, hepatitis, and encephalitis
answer
toxoplasmosis
Unlock the answer
question
Helper of suppressor cells are types of
answer
T Cells
Unlock the answer
question
Spleen
answer
abdominal organ that filters erythrocytes and activates lymphocytes
Unlock the answer
question
Mediastinal T Cell producer
answer
thymus
Unlock the answer
question
Toxic
answer
pertaining to poison
Unlock the answer
question
Immune response in which T cells destroy antigens
answer
cell mediated immunity
Unlock the answer
question
Formation of lymph
answer
lymphopoiesis*
Unlock the answer
question
Formation of lymph
answer
lymphopoiesis
Unlock the answer
question
examples of immunoglobins
answer
IgA, IgG, IgE
Unlock the answer
question
Cytotoxic cells
answer
T cell lymphocytes
Unlock the answer
question
HIV
answer
the virus that causes AIDs
Unlock the answer
question
Lymphocytes contained in the thymus gland that act on antigens
answer
T cells
Unlock the answer
question
Masses of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
answer
adenoids*
Unlock the answer
question
Produces lymphocytes and monocytes and all other blood cells
answer
bone marrow
Unlock the answer
question
tonsils
answer
oropharyngeal lymph tissue
Unlock the answer
question
Atopy
answer
a hypersensitivity or allergic state
Unlock the answer
question
Proteins that stimulate grown of T-Cells
answer
Interleukins*
Unlock the answer
question
Lymphocytes, monocytes, phagocytes, antibodies
answer
components of the immune system
Unlock the answer
question
Cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries, producing purplish skin nodules
answer
Kaposi sarcoma
Unlock the answer
question
Fluid in the spaces between cells
answer
Interstitial fluid*
Unlock the answer
question
Interstitial fluid
answer
found in the spaces between cells and becomes lymph when it enters the lymph capillaries
Unlock the answer
question
Adenoids
answer
Nasopharyngeal lymph tissue
Unlock the answer
question
Viral infection causing blisters on the skin of lips, nose, or genitals
answer
herpes simplex
Unlock the answer
question
Fungal infection associated with AIDS involving brain and meaning lungs and skin
answer
cryptococcus
Unlock the answer
question
Thymus gland*
answer
organ in the chest that produces t-cells
Unlock the answer
question
Interferons and interleukins are best described as
answer
antiviral proteins produced by T-cell lymphcytes
Unlock the answer
question
Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain, and sputum (treated with septra/bactim
answer
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Unlock the answer
question
Collection of fluid in the tissue
answer
lymphedema*
Unlock the answer
question
Spell Allergy
answer
allergy
Unlock the answer
question
Spell anaphylaxis
answer
anaphylaxis
Unlock the answer
question
spell axillary nodes
answer
axillary nodes
Unlock the answer
question
spell immunoglobulin
answer
immunoglobulin
Unlock the answer
question
spell inguinal nodes
answer
inguinal nodes
Unlock the answer
question
spell lymph
answer
spell lymph
Unlock the answer
question
spell lymphocytopenia
answer
lymphocytopenia
Unlock the answer
question
spell macrophage
answer
macrophage
Unlock the answer
question
spell splenectomy
answer
splenectomy
Unlock the answer
question
spell Hodgkin disease
answer
Hodgkin disease
Unlock the answer
