Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 26

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Benjamin Disraeli

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Definitions:

Prothrombin

A protein present in blood plasma that is converted into active thrombin during coagulation, playing a key role in blood clotting.

Thrombin

A blood plasma enzyme that initiates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen into fibrin, crucial for stopping bleeding.

Blood Grouping

The classification of human blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells.

Antigens

Substances that are recognized by the immune system and elicit an immune response.