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Bonewit Chapter 19
blood chemistry and serology- Alyssa Searls
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 form the cells | HDL cholesterol |
| a compund formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin | hemoglobin A1c |
| an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood | hypoglycemia |
| occuring in glass. refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory | in virto |
| occuring 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 | lipoprotein |
| one who receives something, such as a blood transfusion, from a donor | recipient |
| an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood | hyperglycemia |
| one who furnishes something, such as blook, tissue, or organs, to be used in another individual | donor |
| a protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type | blood antigen |
| a protein present int he bo=lood plasma that is capable o combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction | blood antibody |
| a serum that contains antibodies | antiserum |
| a substance capable of stimulation the formation of antibodies | antigen |
| a substance that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction | antibody |
| clumping of blood cells | agglutination |