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Bomewit Chapter 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The surface of the arm in front of the elbow | Antecubital space |
| A substance that inhibits blood clotting | Anticoagulant |
| a thin, light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top layer pf plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen | Buffy coat |
| A closed glass or plastic tube that contians a premeasured vacuum | Evacuated tube |
| A swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by abreak in a blood vessel | Hematoma |
| An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood comonents in the blood vessels, such as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood | Hemoconcentration |
| The breakdown of blood cells | Hemolysis |
| Inflammation of the bone and cartilage | Osteochondritis |
| Inflammation of the bone as a result of bacterial infection | Osteomyelitis |
| A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens | Phlebotomist |
| Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of the blood | Phlebotomy |
| The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw- colored fluid that comprises approxmately 55% of the blood volume | Plasma |
| Plasma form which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed | Serum |
| Puncturing of a vein | Venipuncture |
| The backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein | Venous reflux |
| THe temporary cessation or slowing of the venou blood flow | Venous Stasis |
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