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Bonewit #19
Blood Chemisrty and Immunology - Ayana Robinson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agglutination | Clumpoung of blood cells. |
| Analyte | A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test. |
| Antibody | A substance that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction. |
| Antigen | A substance capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies. |
| Antiserum | A serum that contains antibodies.(pl. antisera) |
| Blood antibody | A protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibodie reaction. |
| Blood antigen | A protein present on thesurface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type. |
| Donor | One who furnishes something; such as blood, tissue, or orangs, to be used in another individual. |
| Gene | A unit of heredity. |
| Glycogen | The form in which carbohydrates is stored in the body., |
| Glycosylation | The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin. |
| HDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that removes excess cholesterol from the cells |
| Hemoglobin A1c | Compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin. |
| Hyperglycemia | An abnormally high level of glucose in the blood. |
| Hypoglycemia | An abnormally low level of glucosein the blood. |
| In vitro | Occurring in glass. Refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory. |
| In vivo | Occurring in the living body organism. |
| LDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers in to the cells. |
| Lipoprotein | A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lopoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood. |
| Recipient | One who revevies something, such as blood transfusions. from a donor. |