ch 18 pt 6 anatomy

Question 1

What are antigens in?

Answer 1

Red blood cells

Question 2

What are antibodies in?

Answer 2

Plasma

Question 3

What is Rh factor?

Answer 3

Determines if blood type is positive or negative

Question 4

What is agglutination?

Answer 4

If you get the wrong blood type

Question 5

What is hemolysis?

Answer 5

Rupture of erythrocytes and organ damage

Question 6

What is the drug given to pregnant Rh-negative woman?

Answer 6

Rho Gam

Question 7

Rh positive

Answer 7

Surface antigen D and no anti D antibodies

Question 8

Rh negative

Answer 8

No antigen and antibodies D

Question 9

What is diapedesis?

Answer 9

Process of squeezing through blood vessels

Question 10

What is chemotaxis?

Answer 10

Attraction of leukocytes to chemicals at an infection site

Question 11

What does leukocyte contain?

Answer 11

Contain nucleus and organelles, but no hemoglobin

Question 12

What is histamine?

Answer 12

Release causes increase in blood vessel diameter and capillary permeability (allergy symptoms) - basophil

Question 13

What is heparin?

Answer 13

Release inhibits blood clotting - basophil

Question 14

What is T-lymphocytes?

Answer 14

Manage immune response

Question 15

What is B-Lymphocytes?

Answer 15

Become plasma cells and produce antibodies

Question 16

What is NK cells?

Answer 16

Attack abnormal and infected tissue cells