1.1.4 Flashcards
Single Celled Organisms (plants, fungi, sponges, sea jellies)
Do NOT have blood
Color of human blood?
Red
Colors CAN blood be?
Green, pink, violet, blue
What gives blood its color?
Hemoglobin, an iron which binds to oxygen and carries it throughout the body.
Red Blood Cells
erythrocytes
White Blood Cells
leukocytes
Platelets
thrombocytes
Function of Blood Plasma?
Carries blood, nutrients, hormones, and proteins. Removes waste from body.
Function of Erythrocytes?
Carry CO2 to the lungs and deliver oxygen to tissues.
Function of Luekocytes?
To protect against illness and disease, kill parasites and cancer cells, create antibodies.
Function of Thrombocytes?
Prevent bleeding by forming blood clots.
What is aggulation?
The clumping of particles.
What is a positive control?
Control which should come out positive.
What is a negative control?
Control which should come out negative.
Types of presumptive tests?
LCV, Luminol, Kastle-Meyer
Types of confirmatory tests?
RSID, ABO Blood Type Testing
Population with A Blood?
42%
Population with B Blood?
10%
Population with AB Blood?
4%
Population with O Blood?
44%
What antibodies are in type A?
Anti-B
What antibodies are in type B?
Anti-A
What antibodies are in type AB?
None
What antibodies are in type O?
Anti-A and Anti-B
What antigens does A have?
A antigen
What antigens does B have?
B antigen
What antigens does AB have?
A and B antigen
What antigens does O have?
None
What is an antigen?
Anything that stimulates an immune response.
What is an antibody?
A protein produced by B cells in the blood; works to impair pathogens. Also called an immunoglobulin.
Type A can receive?
Type A and Type O
Type B can receive?
Type B and Type O
Type AB can receive?
Type A, B, AB, O
Type O can receive?
Type O
Who is the universal receiver?
Type AB
Who is the universal donor?
Type O
What happens to the diameter of a blood spatter as it is dropped from various heights?
The higher it is dropped the bigger it’s diameter is.
What do blood spatters look like when they fall directly from above (90 degrees)?
They are a perfect circle.
