Adv. Bio. - blood test Flashcards

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1
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antibodies found in the plasma of blood

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Agglutinins

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2
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substances found on the surface of erythrocytes

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Agglutinogens

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3
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a pair of genes located on a specific site of a specific chromosome

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Allele

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4
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serum that contains antibodies for one more antigen

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Antisera

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5
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the transfer of whole blood from one individual to another

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Blood transfusion

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6
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is a blood disorder found in human fetuses and infants in which the mother’s antibodies attack the developing baby’s red blood cells

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Erythroblastosis fetalis

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7
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red blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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8
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is a unit that one organism inherits from a parent organism and is the determining factor of a specific phenotype of an organism

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Gene

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9
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is the sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that determines the specific protein synthesis

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Genetic code

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10
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the genetic makeup of an organism

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Genotype

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is a protein in the blood, primarily responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body to the lungs

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Hemoglobin

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12
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the destruction of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin

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Hemolysis

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13
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white blood cells

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Leukocytes

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14
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pertains to the legal aspects of the practice of medicine

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Medico-legal

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15
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the expression of a specific trait in an organism

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Phenotype

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16
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fluid of the blood where red blood cells are suspended

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Plasma

17
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the clumping of red blood cells as a result of a reaction to a specific antibody

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Process of agglutination

18
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to make reactive to an antigen

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Sensitization

19
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inherited blood disorder where the blood doesn’t clot normally

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Hemophilia