| Question | Answer |
| Collection of large amount of blood from a vein | Venipuncture |
| SST | serum separator tube |
| Red | no additives |
| Gray | K+ oxalate/Na Fluoride |
| Lavender | EDTA |
| Blue | Na Citrate |
| Yellow | SPS |
| Bifurcation | the point at which the vein branches |
| Hemolysis | the destruction of RBC's within the serum |
| Serum | the liquid portion of whole blood remains after clotting |
| Capillary Puncture | collection of a small amount of blood |
| Centrifuge | machine that spins urine and blood |
| Anemia | RBC deficiency |
| Hematocrit | measurement of % of packed RBC's in the blood |
| Plasma | carrier of formed elements in blood |
| Eosinophils | type of WBC's associated with allergies/asthma |
| Leukocytes | WBC |
| EDTA | anticoagulant in lavender tubes |
| Hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| Platelets | aid in the clotting of blood |
| Sedimentation Rate | the rate the RBC's separate from plasma |
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