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Key Terms and Definitions
1. Accessioning
The process by which specimens are logged in, labeled, and assigned a specimen identification code.
2. Palpate
To examine by touch.
3. Bevel - The opening in the needle. - Any inclination of two surfaces other...
The process by which specimens are logged in, labeled, and assigned a specimen identification code.
2. Palpate
To examine by touch.
3. Bevel
- The opening in the needle.
- Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
4. Empathy
The ability to understand and enter into another's feelings.
5. Apathy
A lack of interest; a state of not caring.
6. Professional
Describes people who are paid for what they do.
7. Phlebotomy
The act of cutting into a vein.
8. Venipuncture
The procedure of puncturing a vein through the skin to withdraw blood for analysis, start an
intravenous drip, or administer medication or a radiopaque dye.
, 9. Anticubital Fossa
The triangular area anterior to the elbow where the major veins for venipuncture are located.
10. Cephalic Vein
A large vein located on the outer side of the upper arm.
11. Basilic Vein
A large vein found on the inner side of the upper arm.
12. Medial Cubital Vein
The vein located on the anterior surface of the arm; the preferred vein for intravenous injections.
13. Syncope
A state of fainting.
14. Lumen
The opening within a hollow tube or organ.
15. Capillaries
Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and
cells of the body.
16. Extracellular Fluid
All body fluid outside of cells, including plasma and interstitial fluid.
17. Intracellular Fluid
The fluid found inside the cells.
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