Phlebotomy Flash Cards

• Process in which platelets clump or aggregate together to form a plug or clot

• Substance that inhibits blood clot formation

• Formation of blood clot

• diluting agent

• Abnormal blood or bone marrow condition, such as leukemia

• Red blood cells; contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s cells

• The study of blood

• Process by which the body spontaneously stops bleeding and maintains the blood in a fluid state within the vascular compartment

• The study of antigens, antibodies, and their interactions

• White Blood Cells; different types of cells that protect against bacterial infection and other foreign invaders

• Having the ability to ingest particulate material, such as bacteria

• Individual trained to draw blood

• Process of blood collection, sometimes defined as “an incision into a vein”

• Liquid portion of anticoagulated blood

• Liquid portion that remains when the blood has been allowed to clot

• Measurement or estimate of the amount of color in a solution

• Platelets; smallest cells found in blood

• Method of obtaining venous blood for analysis of hematology and chemistry studies

Components of Blood

• Liquid portion of uncoagulated blood
• Mostly water: 90 percent
• Also made of
• Sugars, salts, gases, hormones
• Antibodies, minerals, vitamins, coagulation factors, and waste products

• most common WBC and defend body against infection, especially bacterial

• second most WBC, common in adults and first in children; aid immune defense against viruses

• Largest WBC cells; play role in cell-mediated immunity (Viruses)

• WBC cells that function in allergic or inflammatory responses

• least number of WBC cells and react in allergic states

• Smallest cells found in blood
• Critical for coagulation and forming blood clots to stop bleeding
• Low platelet count means blood will not coagulate easily