Start Key Terms: Anatomy & Physiology Key Terms Cardiovascular

Question: agranular leukocytes

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leukocytes with few granules in their cytoplasm; specifically, monocytes, lymphocytes, and NK cells

Question: anticoagulant

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substance such as heparin that opposes coagulation

Question: ABO blood group

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blood-type classification based on the presence or absence of A and B glycoproteins on the erythrocyte membrane surface

Question: albumin

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most abundant plasma protein, accounting for most of the osmotic pressure of plasma

Question: agglutination

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clustering of cells into masses linked by antibodies

Question: bilirubin

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yellowish bile pigment produced when iron is removed from heme and is further broken down into waste products

Question: antithrombin

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anticoagulant that inactivates factor X and opposes the conversion of prothrombin (factor II) into thrombin in the common pathway

Question: anemia

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deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

Question: B lymphocytes

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(also, B cells) lymphocytes that defend the body against specific pathogens and thereby provide specific immunity

Question: antibodies

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(also, immunoglobulins or gamma globulins) antigen-specific proteins produced by specialized B lymphocytes that protect the body by binding to foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses

Question: basophils

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granulocytes that stain with a basic (alkaline) stain and store histamine and heparin