Chapter 12 Key Terms
Aerosol - correct answer-A fine mist of the specimen
Aliquot - correct answer-A portion of a specimen used for testing
Barcode - correct answer-A series of black stripes and white spaces of varying widths that
correspond to letters and numbers
Body temperature - correct answer-36.4° to 37.6°C (37°C average) or 96.8° to 99.7° F
(98.6°F average)
Biobank - correct answer-A type of repository or bank where human biological samples such
as blood, saliva, plasma, skin cells, and organ tissues can be stored and used in research
Breach - correct answer-Data leak (break in security wall)
Central/specimen processing - correct answer-Screening and prioritizing an area where
specimens are received and prepared for testing
Centrifugation - correct answer-the process of spinning specimen tubes in a centrifuge, for
example to separate the liquid portion of a blood specimen from the cellular portion
Centrifuge - correct answer-A machine that spins the blood tubes at a high number of
revolutions per min
Cloud - correct answer-Saving data to an off-site storage system or hardware maintained by
a third party
Critical/panic value - correct answer-significantly abnormal test result that could indicate a
life-threatening situation that requires attention by the physician
Data - correct answer-Information collected for analysis or computation
DOT - correct answer-Department of transportation
Examination/analytical - correct answer-during testing
HIS - correct answer-Hospital information system
IATA - correct answer-International Air transport association
icon - correct answer-images used to request the appropriate programs or functions on a
computer
interface - correct answer-connect for the purpose of interaction
Aerosol - correct answer-A fine mist of the specimen
Aliquot - correct answer-A portion of a specimen used for testing
Barcode - correct answer-A series of black stripes and white spaces of varying widths that
correspond to letters and numbers
Body temperature - correct answer-36.4° to 37.6°C (37°C average) or 96.8° to 99.7° F
(98.6°F average)
Biobank - correct answer-A type of repository or bank where human biological samples such
as blood, saliva, plasma, skin cells, and organ tissues can be stored and used in research
Breach - correct answer-Data leak (break in security wall)
Central/specimen processing - correct answer-Screening and prioritizing an area where
specimens are received and prepared for testing
Centrifugation - correct answer-the process of spinning specimen tubes in a centrifuge, for
example to separate the liquid portion of a blood specimen from the cellular portion
Centrifuge - correct answer-A machine that spins the blood tubes at a high number of
revolutions per min
Cloud - correct answer-Saving data to an off-site storage system or hardware maintained by
a third party
Critical/panic value - correct answer-significantly abnormal test result that could indicate a
life-threatening situation that requires attention by the physician
Data - correct answer-Information collected for analysis or computation
DOT - correct answer-Department of transportation
Examination/analytical - correct answer-during testing
HIS - correct answer-Hospital information system
IATA - correct answer-International Air transport association
icon - correct answer-images used to request the appropriate programs or functions on a
computer
interface - correct answer-connect for the purpose of interaction
