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chapter 19
terminology darcia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutination | (as it pertains to blood) clumping of blood cells |
| 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 | )pl. antisera) a serum that contains antiodies |
| blood antibody | a protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction |
| donor | one who furnishes something, such as blood, tissue or organs 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 which moves 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 glucose in the blood |
| in vitro | occuring in glass refers to test performed inder arftifical condition as in laboratory |
| in vivo | occuring in the living body or organism |
| LDL cholesterol | a lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells |
| lipoprotein | a complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fracture such as cholesterol lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood |
| recipients | one who receives something such as a blood transfusion from a donor |
| blood antigen | a protein present on surface of red blood cells that determine a persons blood type |