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1
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What is Blood

A

Body fluid which circulates our body and carry a oxygen, nutrients, hormones and waste products.

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Name the 4 Components of Blood

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Plasma, Red Blood cells (RBC) , White Blood cells (WBC) and platelets.

The following slides will now describe the components and characteristics of the 4 main components of blood

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What is Plasma

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A component in blood

A Golden Liquid that is apart of Blood.
It is 55% of Blood

Of this 55%

90% is water
7% is proteins
3% is dissolved materials transported

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Describe the type of proteins present in the 7% of plasma

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Types of Plasma Proteins:

Antibodies(metabolic proteins) that are produced by WBC’s and help destroy foreign substances

Clotting Proteins form blood clots

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Describe the Function(s) of Plasma

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Transport if materials like:
Glucose
Amino acids
Salts
Carbon Dioxide
Vitamins
Urea
Hormones

Plasma carries heat around the body

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What’s Serum

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Plasma but they clotting Proteins are removed

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Uses of serum

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Used in giving a person an injection of resistance to a disease via injection

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What’s are RBC’s

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A component in blood.

Any following slides until notified otherwise are in regards to RBC’s

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9
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Where are RBC’s produced

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Red bone marrow

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10
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What is the name of the pigment/red protein in RBC’s

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Haemoglobin

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11
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State the lifespan of RBC’s aswell as why it’s so short

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4 months as they lack a nucleas

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12
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What happens to dead RBC’s

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Broken down in the spleen to produce bile

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13
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Give another example of a name RBC’s are also called

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Erythrocytes

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What happens to RBC’s as they mature

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They lose their nucleas

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What happens to RBC’s as a result of losing their nucleas

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They become more flexible

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16
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What is the cell organelle/ Name the cell organelle that RBC’s lack

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Mitochondria

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17
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What types of shape do RBC’s have

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Biconcave shape

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18
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What does a biconcave shape allow for

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Increased surface area for more oxygen exchange

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19
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What does a flexible membrane allow for

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Allowed them to easily pass through narrow capillaries

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What happens to haemoglobin upon fusing w/ or coming into contact with oxygen from lungs?

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It becomes oxyhaemoglobin

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What’s happends to this oxygenated blood

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It gets used up by cells in body and gets converted to haemoglobin

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What is the main element that haemoglobin is made of

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Iron

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What is the role of haemoglobin in RBC’s

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Transport of Oxygen

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24
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What is anemia

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Lack of haemoglobin or RBC’s

25
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Why would anaemia be caused

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Lack of iron in diet; i.e iron deficiency

26
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What are WBC’s

A

A component in blood

Anything following from now is related to WBC’s until notified otherwise

27
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Which is larger WBC or RBC

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WBC are larger than RBC

28
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What type of shape do WBC’s have

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They actually don’t have definite shape

29
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Which is more numerous WBC or RBC and give the ratio

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WBC are less numero
Usually is in a 700:1 ratio (RBC: WBC)

30
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Do WBC’s have a nucleas

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Yes they do have a nucleas

31
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Where are WBC’s made

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The red bone marrow

32
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What is the average lifespan of a WBC

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Usually ranges from 13-20 days to maybe a few hours etc

33
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What is the function of WBC’s

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To fight infection (by attacking viruses and bacteria)

34
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How do WBC’s fight infection

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Some engulf and digest bacteria

Others produce antibodies to neutralise bacteria

35
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Name two WBC’s

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Monocyte/Phagocyte
Lymphocytes

36
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Describe a monocyte

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Is a large BC that engulfs and digests bacteria by surrounding them

They are also called macrophages (large phages)

They are made in bone marrow

They have a lifespan of 9 days

They have a kidney shaped nucleas

37
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Describe a Lymphocyte

A

Made in the bone marrow
Mature in lymphatic system
Stored in the spleen and lymph vessels
Makes antibodies to fight off bacteria
Can survive up to 10 years
Has a round nucleas shape

38
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What are platelets

A

A component of blood

Anything from here onwards is related to Platelets.

39
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Where are platelets made

A

They are made in the red bone marrow from cell fragments

40
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What is the role of platelets in blood

A

To clot the blood

41
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What are the functions of blood clots for animals/humans

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Reduce blood loss
Prevent entry of
micro-organisms

42
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What is a haemophiliac

A

A term used to describe those who are unable to clot blood

43
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What is the result/aftermath of haemophilia

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Sever bleeding

44
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What is thrombosis

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Clotting of blood from damaged blood vessel walls

45
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What is the result/aftermath of thrombosis

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A stroke/ A heart attack

46
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What are blood groups

A

Blood can be classified into distinct group such as a b ab and I

These are specifically called the ABO blood groups

From here on our it’ll be on blood groups

47
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Who discovered humans have 4 major blood groups?

A

Karl Landsteiner

48
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Name the four main blood groups

A

A
B
AB
O

49
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Why is it important to know a person’s blood type/ why is it important we match a person’s blood type correctly

A

To prevent clumping

50
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What happens during clumping

A

Organ damage can occur

51
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Which blood group is the universal donor

A

Blood Group O, as it can be freely given to any of the other blood groups

52
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Whats rhesus factor

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Essentially a rhesus factor is the ‘+’ or ‘-‘ following the blood group.

It is another vital blood classification/ group

53
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Whats rhesus factor

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Essentially a rhesus factor is the ‘+’ or ‘-‘ following the blood group.

It is another vital blood classification/ group

54
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What are people whose blood group have a rhesus factor called

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Rhesus positive (have a ‘+’ following there blood group)

55
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What are people whose blood group don’t have a rhesus factor called

A

Rhesus negative (have a ‘-‘ following there blood group)

56
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Which rhesus group can be given to another?

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Rhesus negative blood group can be safely transferred to a rhesus positive person

BUT

A rhesus positive person cannot give blood safely / should never been given to a rhesus negative else a serious reaction occurs

57
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If John had a rhesus factor and was in blood group O. Can John’s blood be safely donated

A

No.
John is in group:

+
O

And his blood can’t be safely given to a rhesus negative person as a serious and fatal reaction could occur

58
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Why should the blood of the mother and embryo never mix

A

They may have different blood groups

They may have different blood pressures

59
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How do RBC’s differ to other typical cells

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RBC’s have no mitochondria and no nucleas but body cells do

RBC’sare biconcave in shape , contain haemoglobin, and are much smaller

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