Printable Blood and the Cardiovascular System Vocabulary flash cards

creatinine

a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C4H7N3O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.

albumin

any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated

amino acid

class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, one carboxyl group, COOH

antibody

Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense

basophils

white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm

bilirubin

reddish bile pigment resulting from degradation of heme by reticuloendothelial cells in the liver

blood

fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system consisting of plasma

blood plasma

plasma or liquid portion of human blood

blood vessel

any of the vessels, as arteries, veins or capillaries, through which the blood circulates

carbohydrate

neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, and celluloses)

carbon dioxide

colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2

cholesterol

sterol that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord and adipose tissue

circulation

continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

clotting

soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels

complement protein

produced by a predecessor protein or in response to the presence of foreign material in the body

electrolytes

ions (as of sodium, potassium, calcium, or bicarbonate) that regulate most metabolic processes

erythrocyte

biconcave cell in the blood containing hemoglobin, transports oxygen, carbon dioxide from tissues

fibrinogen

globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation

globulins

groups of blood plasma proteins, divided into fractions, as alpha, beta, or gamma globulin

glucose

monosaccharide sugar the blood that serves as the major energy source of the body

heart

homologous structure consisting of four chambers

leukocyte

any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph

lipid

any of a group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol and ether

lymphocytes

various white blood cells, including B cells and T cells, that function in the body's immune system

metabolic waste

substances remaining from the excretory processes that cannot be used by the organism

monocyte

circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests cell debris

nitrogenous waste

metabolic waste product that contains nitrogen

plasma protein

dissolved proteins of blood plasma, including antibodies and blood-clotting proteins

platelet

small platelike body, blood platelet

thrombocytes

nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that lack blood platelets

urea	compound occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism

uric acid

compound present in urine in small amounts

water

transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O

white blood cell

any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph

creatinine

a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C4H7N3O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.

albumin

any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated

amino acid

class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, one carboxyl group, COOH

antibody

Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense

basophils

white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm

bilirubin

reddish bile pigment resulting from degradation of heme by reticuloendothelial cells in the liver

blood

fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system consisting of plasma

blood plasma

plasma or liquid portion of human blood

blood vessel

any of the vessels, as arteries, veins or capillaries, through which the blood circulates

carbohydrate

neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, and celluloses)

carbon dioxide

colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2

cholesterol

sterol that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord and adipose tissue

circulation

continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

clotting

soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels

complement protein

produced by a predecessor protein or in response to the presence of foreign material in the body

electrolytes

ions (as of sodium, potassium, calcium, or bicarbonate) that regulate most metabolic processes

erythrocyte

biconcave cell in the blood containing hemoglobin, transports oxygen, carbon dioxide from tissues

fibrinogen

globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation

globulins

groups of blood plasma proteins, divided into fractions, as alpha, beta, or gamma globulin

glucose

monosaccharide sugar the blood that serves as the major energy source of the body

heart

homologous structure consisting of four chambers

leukocyte

any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph

lipid

any of a group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol and ether

lymphocytes

various white blood cells, including B cells and T cells, that function in the body's immune system

metabolic waste

substances remaining from the excretory processes that cannot be used by the organism

monocyte

circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests cell debris

nitrogenous waste

metabolic waste product that contains nitrogen

plasma protein

dissolved proteins of blood plasma, including antibodies and blood-clotting proteins

platelet

small platelike body, blood platelet

thrombocytes

nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that lack blood platelets

urea	compound occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism

uric acid

compound present in urine in small amounts

water

transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O

white blood cell

any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph