Biology Terms - Final

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specialized white blood cell that functions in specific defense

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lymphocytes

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process by which amoeboid-type cells engulf large substances, forming an intracellular vacuole

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phagocytosis

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any of the white or colorless cells with a nucleus found in bodily tissues and esp. blood

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leucocytes

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iron-containing respiratory pigment occuring in vertebrate red blood cells and in blood plasma of some vertebrates

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hemoglobin

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a plasma protein that is produced in the liver and is converted into fibrin during blood clot formation

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fibrinogen

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a white insoluble fibrous protein formed in the clotting of blood

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fibrin

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any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood

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erythrocytes

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ductless organ that secretes hormones into the bloodstream

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endocrine gland

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lymphoid organ involved in the development and functioning of the immune system

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thymus gland

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a nonmetallic electric conductor in ehich current is carried by the movement of ions

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electrolyte

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any of one or more genetically determined antigens present in the red blood cells of most persons and of higher animals and capable of inducing intense immunogenic reactions

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Rh-factors

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component of blood that is necessary to blood clotting

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platelets

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white blood cells that protect the body by fighting the bacterial invaders

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phagocytic white blood cells

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fluid, derived from tissue fluid, that is carried in lymphatic vessels

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lymph

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any of several plasma components that are involved in the clotting of blood

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clotting factors

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either of a pair of complex endocrine organs near the anterior medial border of the kidney consisting of a mesodermal cortex that priduces epinephrine and noreprenephrine

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adrenal glands

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protein produced in response to the presence of an antigen

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antibody

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a minute colorless dislkie body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epithelium

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thrombocytes

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foreign substance, usually a protein or a polysaccharide that stimulates the immune system to react, such as to produce antibodies

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antigen