CH # 33: Blood Chemistry & Immunology Flashcards
Clumping of blood cells
Agglutination
A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test
Analyte
A substance that is capable of combining w/an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction
Antibody
A substance capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies
Antigen
A protein present on the surface of RBC’s that determines a person’s blood type
Blood antigen
The form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body
Glycogen
The process of glucose attaching 2 hemoglobin
Glycosylation
A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that removes excess cholesterol from the cells
HDL cholesterol
Compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates 2 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
A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers it 2 the cells
LDL cholesterol
A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol
They function in transporting lipids in the blood
Lipoprotein
