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A- blood type Correct Answers A antigens, B antibodies
A+ blood type Correct Answers A, Rh antigens and B
antibodies
AB- blood type Correct Answers no antibodies, A and B
antigens, Rh negative
AB+ blood type Correct Answers universal recipient; no
antibodies
abdominal aorta Correct Answers
acute Correct Answers quick
agglutination Correct Answers clumping of red blood cells
agranulocytes Correct Answers lymphocytes and monocytes
alveolar ducts Correct Answers Small passages connecting the
respiratory bronchioles and the alveolar sacs.
alveolar sacs Correct Answers clusters of alveoli
alveoli Correct Answers tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for
the movement of gases between air and blood
anemia Correct Answers too few red blood cells
,antibodies Correct Answers specialized proteins that aid in
destroying infectious agents
antigens (agglutinogens) Correct Answers proteins on the
surface of the red blood cell that determine its type - A, B, AB
and O
aorta Correct Answers largest artery in the body that carries
blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through
the body
aortic arch Correct Answers
aortic semilunar valve Correct Answers located between the left
ventricle and the aorta
apex of the heart Correct Answers bottom of the heart
arterioles Correct Answers small vessels that receive blood
from the arteries
Atheroscleosis Correct Answers plaque on the arteries
atmospheric pressure Correct Answers environmental air
pressure (760)
atria Correct Answers 2 upper chambers of the heart
atrial contraction Correct Answers (p wave) atria contract and
empty last 20% of blood into ventricles; AV valves close
, atrial diastole Correct Answers relaxation of the atria (atria are
repolarizing)
atrial systole Correct Answers contraction of the atria
atrioventricular valves Correct Answers valves between the
atria and ventricles
auricles Correct Answers "flaps" on the atria to increase the
volume of the chamber
AV node Correct Answers electrically connects the atria and
ventricles
B- blood type Correct Answers B antigens, A antibodies
B+ blood type Correct Answers B, Rh antigens and A
antibodies
basement membrane Correct Answers tunica intima is afixed to
this _____
basophils Correct Answers circulating leukocyte that produces
histamine; inflammatory specialist
bicuspid (mitral) valve Correct Answers between left atrium
and left ventricle
blood pressure Correct Answers pressure exerted by the blood
upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually