Directional Terms
Lying face UP.
What is Supine
A substance that prevents blood from clotting.
What is an anticoagulant?
The root word “phleb” means…
What is vein?
Gentle mixing of tubes by turning them upside down.
What is inversion?
CBC stands for…
What is Complete Blood Count?
Toward the midline.
What is medial?
Small vessels where gas exchange happens.
What are capillaries?
The prefix “tachy-” means…
What is fast?
A portion of a specimen transferred for testing.
What is an aliquot?
NPO means…
What is Nothing by mouth?
farther from the point of attachment or center of the body
What is distal?
Bruising caused by blood leaking into tissue.
What is a hematoma?
The suffix “-emia” means…
What is a blood condition?
Documented tracking of a specimen for legal or forensic use.
What is the chain of custody?
FBS means…
What is Fasting Blood Sugar?
Lying face DOWN.
What is Prone?
Finger stick or heel stick.
What is a capillary puncture?
Combining forms “my/myo” refer to…
What are muscles?
Blood loss caused by too many blood draws.
What is iatrogenic anemia?
QNS stands for…
What is Quantity Not Sufficient?
Away from the midline.
What is Lateral?
Fainting during a blood draw.
What is syncope?
The process of blood cell formation.
What is hematopoiesis?
The destruction of red blood cells that ruins tests.
What is hemolysis?
POCT means…
What is Point-of-Care Testing?