aggregation - Answers The clumping together of platelets
anticoagulation - Answers a chemical agent which prevents or delays blood from clotting
Coagulation - Answers Process of blood clotting. Takes 20 mins
Fibrin clot - Answers Fine, mesh-like network that traps formed elements together
Hemostasis - Answers Action of stopping or clotting bleeding
Hemolysis - Answers The destruction of RBC (wrong size needle, alcohol)
How many times do you need to invert Light blue top tube? - Answers 3-4 times
Phagocytic - Answers A cell that ingests foreign substances or other particles such as old cells
platlete plug - Answers Clot caused by the clumping together of platelets (internal cork)
Thromboplastin - Answers The substance secreted by platelets when tissue has been injured. Necessary
for blood to clot
What type of tube draws serum? - Answers Red/gold/tiger
What type of tube draws plasma? - Answers In tube with anticoagulant
Plasma - Answers - Liquid portion of un-coagulated blood
- Formed elements will be at the bottom of the tube
- Fibrinogen has NOT been activated because of anticoagulant
- Plasma will be resting on top of formed elements
Serum - Answers -Serum is the liquid portion of clotted blood
- Fibrinogen is activated causing "Fibrin clot" to trap all formed elements (20 mins)
- Once centrifuged elements cannot escape causing the liquid portion to become serum
What substances are carried in Plasma and Serum? - Answers Plasma proteins
Gases
Hormones
Fats
Carbs