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Platelet - correct answer ✔a component of blood responsible for initiating
blood clotting
thrombus - correct answer ✔a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel and
blocks it
embolus - correct answer ✔a blood clot that dislodges and is carried by the
circulatory system to another part of the body
antigen - correct answer ✔a substance, usually protein, that stimulates the
formation of an antibody
antibody - correct answer ✔a protein formed within the blood that reacts with
an antigen
Agglutination - correct answer ✔clumping of blood cells caused by antigens
and antibodies
Phagocytosis - correct answer ✔the process by which a wbc engulfs and
chemically destroys a microbe
macrophage - correct answer ✔a phagocytic wbc found in lymph nodes,
bone marrow, and the spleen and liver
pus - correct answer ✔a thick liquid composed of protein fragments from
digested leukocytes and microbes