| A | B |
|---|
| antecubital | area in front of elbow |
| evacuate | to remove air to produce a vacuum |
| phlebotomy | blood collection |
| plasma | liquid part of whole blood |
| serum | liquid part obtained when blood is clotted |
| veins | blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart |
| hematoma | swelling of blood in the tissues resulting in bruising |
| lumen | inner tubular space of a needle |
| median cubital vein | most commonly used vein in venipuncture |
| blue tube | contains sodium citrate; used for coagulation studies |
| SST tube | used for serum chemistries, serology, blood bank |
| lavender tube | contains EDTA, used for whole blood hematology, cell count, CBC testing |
| buffy coat | middle layer of WBCs and platelets in centrifuged whole blood specimen |
| arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| capillaries | microscopic blood vessels that contain a mixture of arterial and venous blood |
| cyanotic | condition in which skin and mucous membranes are blue, caused by O2 deficiency |
| edema | abnormal collection of fluid in interstitial space |
| interstitial fluid | all the fluid except blood that is found in the space between tissues |
