1.1.4 Flashcards
What is plasma?
The liquid part of blood
What does plasma do?
Distributes nutrients, helps the body recover from injury, removes waste, and supports blood vessels
Scientific name for red blood cells
Erythrocytes
Scientific name for white blood cells
Leukocytes
Scientific name for platelets
Thrombocytes
What do erythrocytes do?
Transport oxygen through the body
What do leukocytes do?
Fight disease and infection to support the immune system
What do thrombocytes do?
Clot blood
Acronym for internet reliability
Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose
What do presumptive tests react to?
Hemoglobin
Leucocrystal Violet (LCV) reaction
the LCV (a dye) turns violet if blood
Luminol reaction
Luminol (an organic compound) turns bright blue if blood
Kastle-Meyer reaction
Phenolphthalein turns pink if it could be blood and yellow if negative
Antigen
a substance that causes an immune response
Antibody scientific name
immunoglobulin
Antibody
A protein in the blood that binds to pathogens and alien substances
Agglutination
Clumping when blood is exposed to antibodies the blood doesn’t have
A blood antibodies
Anti-B
B blood antibodies
Anti-A
AB blood antibodies
none
O blood antibodies
Anti-A and anti-B
Universal donor
O blood
Universal recipient
AB blood
Type A genotype (homozygous)
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