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Bonweit Chapter 19
Blood Chemistry and Serology
Question | Answer |
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(as it pertains to blood) Clumping of blood cells. | Agglutination |
A substance that is capable o 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 person's 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, which removes excess cholesterol from 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 |
Occurring in glass. Refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in lab. | In vitro |
Occurring in the living body or organism. | In vivo |
A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol and delivers it to the cells. | LDL cholesterol |
A omplex molecule consisting of proteinand a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lipoproteins function in transporting lipid in the blood. | Lipoprotein |
One who receives something, such as blood transfusion, from a donor. | Recipient |