Mod E unit 4 vocab

  1. FBS
    fast blood sugar
  2. An instrument used to seperate blood into its liquid and solid components?
    centrifuge
  3. ESR
    Erthrocyte (estimated) sedimentation rate
  4. Tiny blood vessels which connect arteriles to venules
    capillaries
  5. Immunizations are accomplished by the administration of a
    vaccine
  6. What is produced by the administation of antibodies produced by another individual?
    Passive immunity
  7. What is an acquired resistance to infection?
    Acquired immunity
  8. What is localized tissue response to injury?
    Inflammation
  9. What matures in the thymus?
    T-Cells
  10. What matures in the bone marrow?
    B-cells
  11. The resistance to injuries and disease by specific foreign chemidcal compounds and pathogens is?
    Immunity
  12. A __________ count indicates the number of each cell type in a random sample of 100 WBCs.
    Differential
  13. The cell of the lymphatic system that participates in the immune response is a?
    Lymphocyte
  14. Small proteins released by activated lymphocytes, macrophages, and by tissue cells infected with viruses is called?
    Interferons
  15. What lies in the mediastinum posterior to the sternum?
    Thymus
  16. Instrument used to count red and white blood cells?
    Microhematicrit
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Mod E unit 4 vocab
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anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system and immunity
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