A | B |
universal precautions | safety precautions used with everyone to prevent transmission of pathogens |
potentially infectious materials | may contain pathogens; examples: blood, feces (stool),urine,spinal fluid |
mucous membranes | pathogens may enter through these; includes eyes, nose, mouth |
aseptic | free from infection |
anticoagulant | prevents blood from clotting |
leech | blood-sucking worm |
vein | carries blood TOWARD heart |
artery | carries blood AWAY from heart; elastic |
capillary | smallest blood vessel; between an artery and vein |
deoxygenated | without oxygen |
oxygenated | with oxygen |
erythrocyte | red blood cell; carries oxygen to tissues |
leukocyte | white blood cell; body's defense mechanism |
thrombocyte | platelet; aids in clotting |
phagocytosis | engulfing or ingesting a cell |
anemia | not enough red blood cells and hemoglobin |
hemoglobin | found in red blood cell; red pigment that carries O2 and CO2 to body |
blood typing | determing A, B, O, AB |
A | most common blood type |
O | universal donor |
Rh | antigen that can harm unborn fetus |
phlebotomist | person who collects blood |
serum | clear or pale-yellow liquid |
plasma | liquid portion of unclotted blood |
white | leuk/o |
blood clot or coagulation | throm/o |
red | erythr/o |
eating or digesting | phag/o |
blood | hem/o/ato |
iron deficient anemia | anemia with inadequate amount of iron |
aplastic anemia | anemia that causes injury or destruction of bone marrow |
pernicious anemia | red blood cells are LARGE but inadequate number |
polycythemia | too many red blood cells |
antigen | Ag |
antibody | Ab |
A+ blood has what antigens? | Ag A & Ag D |
B+ blood has what antigens? | Ag B & Ag D |
O+ blood has what antigens? | Ag D |
blood type AB | universal recipient blood type |
normal # of RBC | 4.5 to 5 million / cc |
normal # of WBC | 5,000 - 9,000 / uL |
normal # of thrombocytes | 250,000 to 400,000 per cc |
normal value for hemoglobin | 12-18g/dL |