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Phle Essentials Ch 6
Phlebotomy Essentials Ch 6
Term | Definition |
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antecubital | medical term meaning in front of the elbow |
arrhythmia | "irregularity in the heart rate |
atria | "upper |
basilic vein | large antecubital vein on the inner side of the arm |
blood pressure | force exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels |
cardiac cycle | one complete contraction and subsequent relaxation of the heart |
cephalic vein | antecubital vein in the lateral aspect of the arm |
coagulation | blood-clotting process |
cross-match | test to determine compatibility of blood for transfusion |
diastole | relaxing phase of the cardiac cycdle |
ECG/EKG | record of the electrical activity of the heart |
erythrocyte | medical term for red blood cell (RBC) |
extrinsic | originating outside |
fibrinolysis | process that leads to dissolution of a blood clot |
hemostasis | process by which the body stops blood loss after injury |
intrinsic | originating within |
pulmonary circulation | system that carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back |
leukocyte | medical term for white blood cell (WBC) |
median cubital vein | vein located near the middle of the antecubital fossa area |
plasma | fluid portion of whole blood |
serum | fluid portion of clotted blood |
sphygmomanometer | blood pressure cuff |
systemic circulation | system that carries blood from the heart to the body tissues and back |
systole | contracting phase of the cardiac cycle |
thrombin | main coagulation enzyme |
thrombocyte | medical term for platelet |
vasoconstriction | reduction in blood vessel diameter due to contraction of tunica media muscles |
ventricles | "lower chambers of the heart |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
anemia | low blood count |
endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
toxic | pertaining to poison |
thrombocyte | platelet (clotting cell) |
capillaries | exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide and nutrients for wastes between the cells and the blood |
median cubital vein | perferred vein for venipuncture in the H shaped pattern |
median vein | first choice for venipunture in the M shaped pattern |
median basilic vein | last choice for venipuncture site (in M shaped pattern) |
ABO blood group system | four blood types based on the presence or absence of antigens |
serum | remaining fluid after blood clots |