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Bonewit Chapter 19
| 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 antgen-antibody reaction |
| Antigen | A substance capanle of stimulating the formation of anitbodies |
| Antiserum | (pl. antisera) A serum that contains antibody |
| 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 |
| Blood antigen | A protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determine a person's bllod type |
| 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 carbohydrate is stored in the body |
| Glycosylation | The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin |
| HDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol from the cells |
| Hemoglobin A 1c | Compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin |
| Hyperglycemia | An abnormally high level og glucose in the blood |
| HYpoglycemia | An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
| In vitro | Occurring in glass. Refers to tests performed under artifical conditions, as in the lab |
| In vivo | Occuring in the living body or organisim |
| LDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to cells |
| Lipoprotein | A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood |
| Recipient | One who recieves something, such as a blood transfusion from a donor |