Vocab Words Week 1

Question 1

lab equipment that spins samples at a high speed

Answer 1

centrifuge

Question 2

the fluid portion of a sample that is present after centrifuging

Answer 2

supernatant

Question 3

a device that measures the refractive index of a solution

Answer 3

refractormeter

Question 4

part of the microscope that raises and lowers the substage

Answer 4

condenser

Question 5

heavier components pushed to the bottom of a tube

Answer 5

sediment

Question 6

complete count of RBC, WBC and platelets

Answer 6

CBC

Question 7

a graph that provides a visual report of the number and sizes of cell types present in a sample

Offered by many automated analyzers

Can provide evidence of anomalies

Answer 7

histograms

Question 8

Romanowsky stain variant used to rapidly stain and differentiate a variety of pathology specimens

Answer 8

Diff-Quik

Question 9

Stains acidic groups (DNA, RNA) blue

To detect immature RBCs and oxidative damage to RBCs

Answer 9

New methylene blue (NMB)

Question 10

destruction of red blood cells

Answer 10

hemolysis

Question 11

the liquid portion of blood that has had the clotting proteins removed, a clot will form

Answer 11

serum

Question 12

the liquid portion of whole blood that will not let a clot form

Answer 12

plasma

Question 13

composed of plasma, RBCs, WBCs, platelets

Answer 13

whole blood

Question 14

any substance that inhibits or prevents clotting

Answer 14

anticoagulant

Question 15

turbidity of the sample caused by accumulation of lipoprotein particles

Answer 15

Lipemic

Question 16

Red from the rupture or destruction of red blood cells

Answer 16

hemolyzed/hemolytic

Question 17

another name for jaundice or yellow

Answer 17

icteric