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ch 17 phlebotomy
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The surface of the arm in front of the elbow. | Antecubital space |
| A substance that inhibits blood clotting. | Anticoagulant |
| A thin, light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top layer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen. | Buffy coat |
| A closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacum. | Evacuated tube |
| A swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel. | Hematoma |
| An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessel, such as a red blood cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood. | Hemoconcentration |
| The breakdown of cells. | Hemolysis |
| Inflammation of bone and cartilage. | Osteochondritis |
| Inflammation of bone as a result of bacterial infection. | Osteomyelitis |
| A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens. | Phlebotomist |
| Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood. | Phlebotomy |
| The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately fifty-five percent of the blood volume. | Plasma |
| Plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed. | Serum |
| Puncturing of a vein. | Venipuncture |
| The backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patients vein. | Venous reflux |
| The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. | Venous stasis |
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