Blood/Lymphatic/Immune Quiz
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__________ is a prefix that means self.
A. -penia
B. anti-
C. auto-
D. meta-
Lymph is a colorless or faintly yellow fluid that helps remove waste, toxins, and other harmful substances from the body.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Erthyrocytes are white blood cells that come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Lymph differs from blood in that it does not contain erythrocytes or ___________.
A. Thrombocytes
B. Plasma
C. Leukocytes
D. Neutrophils
Which type of immunity is considered short-term and comes from antibodies produced by a body other than your own?
A. Acquired passive immunity
B. Natural immunity
C. Lymphatic immunity
D. Acquired active immunity
__________ is a suffix that means deficiency.
A. ly/o
B. immun/o
C. -oma
D. -penia
Which body system serves to protect your body against infection and disease and is not contained within any one location in the body?
A. Lymphatic System
B. Drainage System
C. Cardiovascular System
D. Immune system
Thrombocytes aid in _________.
A. Immune surveillance
B. Destroying pathogens
C. Coagulation
D. The inflammatory response
________ is a combining form that means red.
A. Hemat/o
B. Leuk/p
C. Kary/o
D. Erythr/o
Which type of immunity are you born with?
A. acquired immunity
B. Natural immunity
C. acquired active immunity
D. acquired passive immunity
Thrombocytes are irregularly shaped cell fragments that aid in coagulation (blood clotting).
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A medical term that can be used to describe platelets is ___________.
A. lymphocytes
B. leukocytes
C. erythrocytes
D. thrombocytes
Erythrocytes are small, round, biconcave cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
____________ is a combining form that means bone marrow; spinal cord.
A. Myel/o
B. Erythr/o
C. Cyt/o
D. Lymph/o
________ is a suffix that means formation
A. -poeisis
B. -oma
C. -penia
D. -phage