Venipuncture - ANSWER puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw
blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radio opaque
dye
Anticubital fossa - ANSWER Triangular layer, anterior to elbow where the major veins
for vena puncture are located
Cephalic vein - ANSWER Large vein on the outermost side of the upper arm
Basilic vein - ANSWER Large vein on the inner side of the upper arm
Medial cubital vein - ANSWER On the anterior surface of the vein. Vein of choice in in-
travenous injections.
Syncope - ANSWER fainting
Lumen - ANSWER opening within a hollow tube or organ
Bevel - ANSWER n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
Capillaries - ANSWER tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases
and nutrients between the blood and the cells of the body
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,Extracellular fluid - ANSWER all body fluid other than that contained within cells; in-
cludes plasma and interstitial fluid
Intracellular fluid - ANSWER fluid inside the cells
Interstitial fluid - ANSWER liquid found between the cells of the body that provides
much of the liquid environment of the body
Peripheral blood - ANSWER Blood obtained from the outer surface of the body- (an
extremity)
Capillary blood - ANSWER Should be collected from the ring or great finger in adults,
and lateral sides of the heel in infants, and (rarely) in earlobes
Susceptable person - ANSWER a person with a compromised immune system.
Nosocomial infection - ANSWER an infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare
facility; also known as hospital-acquired infection (HAI).
Carrier/host - ANSWER a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but
who can pass it on to others
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Aspetic - ANSWER (adj.) Germ free
Antiseptic - ANSWER a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease
without harming body tissues
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,Assault - ANSWER intentional threat to physically or offensively injure another
Battery - ANSWER an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Negligence - ANSWER careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Hemolysis - ANSWER Destruction of red blood cells
Pathogenic - ANSWER capable of producing disease
OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
CDC - ANSWER Center for Disease Control
PPE - ANSWER Personal Protective Equipment
Universal precaution - ANSWER an approach to infection control that requires the em-
ployee to assume that all human blood specified human body fluids are infectious for
HIV,HBV and other bloodborne pathogens
Basal state - ANSWER Refers to the resting metabolic state of the body early in the
morning after fasting for a minimum of 12 hours.
Hypogycemia - ANSWER low blood sugar
Hyperglycemia - ANSWER abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabe-
tes
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, Sympathetic blood flow - ANSWER ...
Hemostasis - ANSWER the stoppage of bleeding
Hematopoiesis - ANSWER the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in
the bone marrow)
Spleen - ANSWER Produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood
cells
Anticoagulant - ANSWER medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Atria - ANSWER the two upper chambers of the heart- the receiving areas that pool
incoming blood.
The heart - ANSWER Main organ of the circulatory system
SA node - ANSWER the pace-maker of the heart; where the impulse conduction of the
heart usually starts; located in the top of the right atrium
AV node - ANSWER atrioventricular node: a small mass of tissue that passes impulses
received from the sinoatrial node to the ventricles
Dermal subcutaneous junction - ANSWER Boundary between the dermis and the sub-
cutaneous tissue
Autoregulatory blood flow distress - ANSWER ...
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blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radio opaque
dye
Anticubital fossa - ANSWER Triangular layer, anterior to elbow where the major veins
for vena puncture are located
Cephalic vein - ANSWER Large vein on the outermost side of the upper arm
Basilic vein - ANSWER Large vein on the inner side of the upper arm
Medial cubital vein - ANSWER On the anterior surface of the vein. Vein of choice in in-
travenous injections.
Syncope - ANSWER fainting
Lumen - ANSWER opening within a hollow tube or organ
Bevel - ANSWER n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
Capillaries - ANSWER tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases
and nutrients between the blood and the cells of the body
1
,Extracellular fluid - ANSWER all body fluid other than that contained within cells; in-
cludes plasma and interstitial fluid
Intracellular fluid - ANSWER fluid inside the cells
Interstitial fluid - ANSWER liquid found between the cells of the body that provides
much of the liquid environment of the body
Peripheral blood - ANSWER Blood obtained from the outer surface of the body- (an
extremity)
Capillary blood - ANSWER Should be collected from the ring or great finger in adults,
and lateral sides of the heel in infants, and (rarely) in earlobes
Susceptable person - ANSWER a person with a compromised immune system.
Nosocomial infection - ANSWER an infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare
facility; also known as hospital-acquired infection (HAI).
Carrier/host - ANSWER a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but
who can pass it on to others
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Aspetic - ANSWER (adj.) Germ free
Antiseptic - ANSWER a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease
without harming body tissues
2
,Assault - ANSWER intentional threat to physically or offensively injure another
Battery - ANSWER an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Negligence - ANSWER careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Hemolysis - ANSWER Destruction of red blood cells
Pathogenic - ANSWER capable of producing disease
OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
CDC - ANSWER Center for Disease Control
PPE - ANSWER Personal Protective Equipment
Universal precaution - ANSWER an approach to infection control that requires the em-
ployee to assume that all human blood specified human body fluids are infectious for
HIV,HBV and other bloodborne pathogens
Basal state - ANSWER Refers to the resting metabolic state of the body early in the
morning after fasting for a minimum of 12 hours.
Hypogycemia - ANSWER low blood sugar
Hyperglycemia - ANSWER abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabe-
tes
3
, Sympathetic blood flow - ANSWER ...
Hemostasis - ANSWER the stoppage of bleeding
Hematopoiesis - ANSWER the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in
the bone marrow)
Spleen - ANSWER Produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood
cells
Anticoagulant - ANSWER medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Atria - ANSWER the two upper chambers of the heart- the receiving areas that pool
incoming blood.
The heart - ANSWER Main organ of the circulatory system
SA node - ANSWER the pace-maker of the heart; where the impulse conduction of the
heart usually starts; located in the top of the right atrium
AV node - ANSWER atrioventricular node: a small mass of tissue that passes impulses
received from the sinoatrial node to the ventricles
Dermal subcutaneous junction - ANSWER Boundary between the dermis and the sub-
cutaneous tissue
Autoregulatory blood flow distress - ANSWER ...
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