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PHCC Phlebotomy
PHCC Phlebotomy Section 1 (Definitions)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of blood and blood forming tissues. | Hematology |
| Major artery in the neck leading to the brain. | Carotid |
| The bend of the arm, most common area for venipuncture. | Antecubital Fossa |
| A protien substance which forms at base of clots. | Fibrin |
| An abnormal accumulation of fluids in the tissues. | Edema |
| A suffix meaning cell. | Cyte |
| Destruction of RBC's causing the liberation of hemoglobin. | Hemolysis |
| Largest artery of the body. | Aorta |
| Thin layer of WBC's and platelets that lies between the plasma and RBC's. | Buffy Coat. |
| An agent to prevent the coagulation of blood. | Anticoagulant |
| A sugar (dextrose) an important carbohydrate in body metabolism. | Glucose |
| Prefix meaning blood. | Hemo |
| Inflammation of the liver of viral or toxic origin. | Hepatitis |
| Prefix indicating blood. | Hema |
| Lack of emotion; without feeling. | Apathy |
| Large vein in the outer most side of the upper arm. | Cephalic Vein |
| An upper chamber of the heart. | Atrium |
| The diameter of a needle. | Gauge |
| The attachment of a vein to an artery to change the flow of blood. | Fistula |
| Unable to think or express thoughts clearly. | Incoherent |
| The concentration of blood due to prolonged application of a tourniquet. | Hemoconcentration |
| Assigning a unique number for patient identification. | Accessioning |
| A vessel through which oxygenated blood passes away from the heart to tissues. | Artery |
| Smallest blood vessel that connects arteries and veins. | Capillary |
| A localized collection of blood. | Hematoma |
| The vein and artery that is located in the groin. | Femoral Vein and Femoral Artery |
| The volume percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood. | Hematocrit |
| Objective awareness; the recognition of another person's feelings. | Empathy |
| A drug used for cardiac disorders. | Digoxin (lanoxin) |
| A blood thinning agent. Patients taking this medicine are monitored by a PT. | Coumadin |
| A machine which spins test tubes at high speeds causing the RBC's to settle to the bottom and allowing plasma or serum to rise to the top of the tube. | Centrifuge |
| A small arterial branch which leads into a capillary. | Arteriole |
| Artery which lies beneath the basilica vein and the anticubital fossa. | Brachial Artery |
| Protein not normally present in the body and when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody. | Antigen |
| Large vein on the inner side of the upper arm. | Basilic Vein |
| The most abundant protein in plasma. | Albumin |
| A protein produced by plasma cells in lymphoid tissue which reacts with foreign substances in the body. | Antibody |
| Condition in which the normal amount of RBC's is reduced. | Anemia |
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