MDA 195 Spelling List 1

Question 1

Antibody

Answer 1

produced in response to and fights antigens

Question 2

Antigen

Answer 2

a toxin or foreign substance that induces an immune response

Question 3

Hematoma

Answer 3

bruise, clot, at site of injury

Question 4

Hemolysis

Answer 4

the rupture or destruction of red blood cells, turns plasma pink

Question 5

Gel separator

Answer 5

gel substance in SST tubes

Question 6

Capillary puncture

Answer 6

finger or heel stick with lancet

Question 7

Palpate

Answer 7

to examine by touch

Question 8

Syncope

Answer 8

Fainting

Question 9

Serum

Answer 9

liquid portion of blood after blood has clotted

Question 10

Heparin

Answer 10

anticoagulant, blood thinner, green tubes

Question 11

Centrifuge

Answer 11

machine that uses centrifugal force to separate fluids and solids

Question 12

Tourniquet

Answer 12

flat rubber band used in phlebotomy to make veins easier to enter

Question 13

Clot activator

Answer 13

additive used to speed up clotting time for blood samples

Question 14

Erythrocyte

Answer 14

red blood cell, make up 44% of whole blood

Question 15

Lancet

Answer 15

sharp tool used in capillary puncture

Question 16

Hemaocrit

Answer 16

percentage of red blood cells in blood

Question 17

Evacuation System

Answer 17

tubes calibrated to collect the exact amount needed

Question 18

Leukocyte

Answer 18

white blood cells that fight infections

Question 19

Thrombocytes

Answer 19

Platelets- involved in clotting

Question 20

Hemoglobin

Answer 20

protein that contains iron and transports oxygen in the blood to the cells