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Bonewit Chapt 19
Blood CHemistry and Immunology- Karly Hayes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clumping of blood cells | Agglutination ( as it pertains to blood) |
| A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test | Analyte |
| A substance that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction | Antibody |
| A substance capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies | Antigen |
| A serum that contains antibodies | Antiserum |
| A protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction | Blood Antibody |
| A protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determines a persons blood type | Blood Antigen |
| One who furnishes something, such as blood, tissue, or organs, to be used in another individual. | Donor |
| A unit of heredity | Gene |
| The form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body | Glycogen |
| The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin | Glycosylation |
| A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that removes excess cholesterol rom the cells. | HDL Cholesterol |
| Compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin | Hemoglobin A1c |
| An abnormally high level of glucose in the blood | Hyperglycemia |
| An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood | Hypoglycemia |
| Occuring in glass. Refers to test performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory. | In vitro |
| Occuring in the living body or organism | In vivo |
| A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells. | LDL Cholesterol |
| A complex molecule consistng of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lipoproteins functions in transporting lipids in the blood. | Lipoprotein |
| One who receives something, such as a blood transfusion from a donor. | Recipient |