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Bonewit Chapter 19
Blood Chemistry and Serology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (as it pertains to blood) Clumping of blood cells. | AGGLUTINATION |
| A substance that is capable of 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 (PL. ANTISERA) |
| 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 A |
| 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 the laboratory. | IN VITRO |
| Occurring in the living body or organism. | IN VIVO |
| A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells. | LDL CHOLESTEROL |
| A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood. | LIPOPROTEIN |
| One who receives something, such as a blood transfusion, from a donor. | RECIPIENT |