MMSC 200 CORRECT EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔hematopoietic stem cell transplant - ✔✔Peripheral (found in the blood) stem cells
from a compatible donor are administered into the vein of a recipient (he-ma-to-poy-E-
tik stem sel TRANS-plant)
✔✔hemochromatosis - ✔✔hereditary disorder with an excessive buildup of iron deposits
in the body; excess iron deposits throughout the body (he-mo-kro-ma-TO-sis)
✔✔hemoglobin test - ✔✔total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
(HE-mo-glo-bin test)
✔✔hemolytic anemia - ✔✔reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction (he-mo-LI-
tik a-NE-me-a)
✔✔hemophilia - ✔✔A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop
bleeding (he-mo-FIL-e-a)
✔✔intrinsic factor - ✔✔A substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and
intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12 (in-TRIN-sik FAK-tor)
✔✔leukemia - ✔✔cancer of white blood cells (loo-KE-me-a)
,✔✔mononucleosis - ✔✔infectious disease marked by increased numbers of
mononuclear leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes (mo-no-noo-kle-O-sis)
✔✔multiple myeloma - ✔✔malignant tumor of bone marrow cells (MUL-ti-pl mi-e-LO-
ma)
✔✔palliative - ✔✔relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without
effecting a cure (PAL-e-a-tiv)
✔✔pernicious anemia - ✔✔lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb
vitamin B12 into the bloodstream (per-NISH-us a-NE-me-a)
✔✔petechiae - ✔✔a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin; small
pinpoint hemorrhages (pe-TE-ke-a)
✔✔platelet count - ✔✔number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood
(PLAT-let kount)
✔✔polycythemia vera - ✔✔general increase in red blood cells (pol-e-si-THE-me-a VER-
a)
✔✔prothrombin time - ✔✔test of the ability of blood to clot; a measure of the blood's
coagulation abilities by measuring how long it takes for a clot to form after prothrombin
has been activated (pro-THROM-bin tim)
✔✔purpura - ✔✔multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the
skin (PUR-pu-ra)
✔✔red blood cell count - ✔✔number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of
blood (red blud sel kount)
✔✔red blood cell morphology - ✔✔microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to
determine the shape of individual red cells (red blud sel mor-FOL-o-je)
✔✔relapse - ✔✔A falling back into an old illness or bad habit (RE-laps)
✔✔remission - ✔✔improvement or absence of signs of disease (re-MISH-un)
✔✔sickle cell anemia - ✔✔a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin,
resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape (SIK-l sel a-NE-
me-a)
, ✔✔thalassemia - ✔✔inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin, leading to
hypochromia (thal-a-SE-me-a)
✔✔white blood cell count - ✔✔number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of
blood (wit blud sel kount)
✔✔white blood cell differential - ✔✔blood test to determine the number of each variety
of leukocytes (wit blud sel di-fer-EN-shul)
✔✔adaptive immunity - ✔✔immunity or resistance to a specific pathogen (a-DAP-tiv i-
MU-ni-te)
✔✔adenoids - ✔✔lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils (AD-e-noydz)
✔✔anaphylaxis - ✔✔Life threatening allergic reaction (an-a-fa-LAK-sis)
✔✔antibody - ✔✔A protein that acts against a specific antigen (AN-ti-bo-de)
✔✔antigen - ✔✔a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in
the body, especially the production of antibodies (AN-ti-jen)
✔✔asplenia - ✔✔absence of a spleen or of spleen function (a-SPLEN-e-a)
✔✔autoimmune disease - ✔✔a disease in which the immune system attacks the
organism's own cells (aw-to-i-MUN di-ZEZ)
✔✔axillary nodes - ✔✔lymph nodes in the armpit (underarm); drain the breast + upper
arm (AKS-i-lar-e nodz)
✔✔B cell - ✔✔A lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens (B sel)
✔✔cell-mediated immunity - ✔✔type of immunity produced by T cells that attack
infected or abnormal body cells (sel me-de-A-ted i-MUN-i-te)
✔✔cervical nodes - ✔✔lymph nodes in the neck region; drain the head + neck (SER-vi-
kl nodz)
✔✔complement system - ✔✔proteins in the blood that help antibodies and T cells kill
their target (COM-ple-ment SIS-tem)
✔✔cytokines - ✔✔Chemicals released by the immune system communicate with the
brain; proteins secreted by cytotoxic T cells to aid in antigen destruction (SI-to-kinz)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔hematopoietic stem cell transplant - ✔✔Peripheral (found in the blood) stem cells
from a compatible donor are administered into the vein of a recipient (he-ma-to-poy-E-
tik stem sel TRANS-plant)
✔✔hemochromatosis - ✔✔hereditary disorder with an excessive buildup of iron deposits
in the body; excess iron deposits throughout the body (he-mo-kro-ma-TO-sis)
✔✔hemoglobin test - ✔✔total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
(HE-mo-glo-bin test)
✔✔hemolytic anemia - ✔✔reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction (he-mo-LI-
tik a-NE-me-a)
✔✔hemophilia - ✔✔A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop
bleeding (he-mo-FIL-e-a)
✔✔intrinsic factor - ✔✔A substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and
intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12 (in-TRIN-sik FAK-tor)
✔✔leukemia - ✔✔cancer of white blood cells (loo-KE-me-a)
,✔✔mononucleosis - ✔✔infectious disease marked by increased numbers of
mononuclear leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes (mo-no-noo-kle-O-sis)
✔✔multiple myeloma - ✔✔malignant tumor of bone marrow cells (MUL-ti-pl mi-e-LO-
ma)
✔✔palliative - ✔✔relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without
effecting a cure (PAL-e-a-tiv)
✔✔pernicious anemia - ✔✔lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb
vitamin B12 into the bloodstream (per-NISH-us a-NE-me-a)
✔✔petechiae - ✔✔a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin; small
pinpoint hemorrhages (pe-TE-ke-a)
✔✔platelet count - ✔✔number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood
(PLAT-let kount)
✔✔polycythemia vera - ✔✔general increase in red blood cells (pol-e-si-THE-me-a VER-
a)
✔✔prothrombin time - ✔✔test of the ability of blood to clot; a measure of the blood's
coagulation abilities by measuring how long it takes for a clot to form after prothrombin
has been activated (pro-THROM-bin tim)
✔✔purpura - ✔✔multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the
skin (PUR-pu-ra)
✔✔red blood cell count - ✔✔number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of
blood (red blud sel kount)
✔✔red blood cell morphology - ✔✔microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to
determine the shape of individual red cells (red blud sel mor-FOL-o-je)
✔✔relapse - ✔✔A falling back into an old illness or bad habit (RE-laps)
✔✔remission - ✔✔improvement or absence of signs of disease (re-MISH-un)
✔✔sickle cell anemia - ✔✔a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin,
resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape (SIK-l sel a-NE-
me-a)
, ✔✔thalassemia - ✔✔inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin, leading to
hypochromia (thal-a-SE-me-a)
✔✔white blood cell count - ✔✔number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of
blood (wit blud sel kount)
✔✔white blood cell differential - ✔✔blood test to determine the number of each variety
of leukocytes (wit blud sel di-fer-EN-shul)
✔✔adaptive immunity - ✔✔immunity or resistance to a specific pathogen (a-DAP-tiv i-
MU-ni-te)
✔✔adenoids - ✔✔lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils (AD-e-noydz)
✔✔anaphylaxis - ✔✔Life threatening allergic reaction (an-a-fa-LAK-sis)
✔✔antibody - ✔✔A protein that acts against a specific antigen (AN-ti-bo-de)
✔✔antigen - ✔✔a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in
the body, especially the production of antibodies (AN-ti-jen)
✔✔asplenia - ✔✔absence of a spleen or of spleen function (a-SPLEN-e-a)
✔✔autoimmune disease - ✔✔a disease in which the immune system attacks the
organism's own cells (aw-to-i-MUN di-ZEZ)
✔✔axillary nodes - ✔✔lymph nodes in the armpit (underarm); drain the breast + upper
arm (AKS-i-lar-e nodz)
✔✔B cell - ✔✔A lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens (B sel)
✔✔cell-mediated immunity - ✔✔type of immunity produced by T cells that attack
infected or abnormal body cells (sel me-de-A-ted i-MUN-i-te)
✔✔cervical nodes - ✔✔lymph nodes in the neck region; drain the head + neck (SER-vi-
kl nodz)
✔✔complement system - ✔✔proteins in the blood that help antibodies and T cells kill
their target (COM-ple-ment SIS-tem)
✔✔cytokines - ✔✔Chemicals released by the immune system communicate with the
brain; proteins secreted by cytotoxic T cells to aid in antigen destruction (SI-to-kinz)
