Sereology A
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runtilltape10 on April 10, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Red Blood Cells | ertythrocytes; the most abundant cells in the blood; produced in the bone marrow and contain hemoglobin which carries oxygen to the blood |
| white blood cells | leukocytes; part of the immune system, destroy dangerous pathogens |
| plasma | the yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains electrolytes, nutrients, vitamins, hormones, clotting factors and proteins such as antibodies to fight infection |
| platelets | thrombocytes; the clotting factors that are carried in the plasma; they clot together in a process called coagulation to seal a wound and prevent blood loss |
| serology | term used to describe a broad range of laboratory tests using reactions of blood serum and body fluid |
| benzidine test | color test discontinued because carcinogenic |
| kastle meyer test | color test; phenolphthalein; blood + phth + h2o2 yields pink |
| luminol | reagent that causes blood to glow in dark; will not interfere with dna testing |
| hemastix | moisten with distilled water; green color means positive |
| antigens | chemical structures on the surface of red blood cells |
| type A | A antigens, anti-B antibodies |
| type B | B antigens, anti-A antibodies |
| type AB | AB antigens, no antibodies |
| type O | no antigens, both A and B antibodies |
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