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Excessive cholesterol in the bloodstream is called hyperlipidemia.

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Immunizations cause the person to have a mild case of the disease so that they won't have a severe case later in life.

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Inflammation is characterized by redness, pain, swelling, and feeling hot to the touch.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means pertaining to the spleen is ________.

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Which of the following is not a function of the spleen?


A) The spleen contains a large population of macrophages.
B) The spleen produces new erythrocytes.
C) The spleen is not a vital organ; a person can live without a spleen.
D) The spleen consists of slow-moving blood sinuses.

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Which of the following statements regarding the tonsils is not true?


A) The palatine tonsils are located in the nasal cavity.
B) The tonsils are composed of lymphatic tissue.
C) The tonsils remove pathogens for the digestive and respiratory systems.
D) Sometimes the tonsils have to be removed if they become chronically infected.

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Lymph nodes and lymph glands are not the same thing.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means infection is ________.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means rosy red is ________.

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Which of the following abbreviations is a test for HIV-AIDS?


A) GVHD
B) KS
C) ELISA
D) PCP

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Which term means to cut into the spleen?


A) splenotomy
B) splenectomy
C) splenoplasty
D) splenopexy

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Which of the following medications is useful for treating autoimmune diseases?


A) antihistamine
B) corticosteroid
C) protease inhibitor
D) immunosuppressant

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Describe the difference between natural and acquired immunity.

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1.Natural immunity-also called innate im...

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means thymus is ________.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means granules is ________.

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Which of the following blood tests measures how long it takes for a clot to form?


A) erythrocyte sedimentation rate
B) culture and sensitivity
C) hematocrit
D) pro-time

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Which type of anemia results from the excessive loss of erythrocytes?


A) pernicious anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) hemolytic anemia
D) thalassemia

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The watery part of blood is called:


A) red cells
B) plasma
C) white cells
D) platelets

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Which term means that which produces fibers?


A) erythrocytic
B) fibrinogen
C) fibrinous
D) fibrotic

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Natural immunity is also called innate immunity.

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