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Bonweit Chapter 19
Blood Chemistry and Serology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (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 |