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Bonewit #19
Blood Chemistry & Immunology - Nora Godsey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutination | clumping of blood cells |
| analyte | subst. that is being identified or measured in a lab test |
| antibody | subst. that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction |
| antigen | subst. capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies |
| antiserum | serum that contains antibodies |
| blood antibody | protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction |
| blood antigen | protein present on the surface of rbcs that determines a person's blood type |
| donor | one who furnishes something, such as blood, tissue, or organs, to be used in another individual |
| gene | unit of heredity |
| glycogen | form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body |
| glycosylation | process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin |
| HDL cholesterol | lipoprotein, consisting of protein & cholesterol, that removes excess cholesterol from the cells |
| hemoglobin A1c | compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin |
| hyperglycemia | abnormally high level of glucose in the blood |
| hypoglycemia | abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
| in vitro | occurring in glass. refers to test performed under artificial conditions, as in the lab |
| in vivo | occurring in the living body or organism |
| LDL cholesterol | lipoprotein, consisting of protein & cholesterol that picks up cholesterol & delivers it to the cells |
| lipoprotein | complex molecule consisting of protein & a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood |
| recipient | one who receives something, such as blood transfusion, from a donor |