Terms Flashcards
What are the most abundant cells in our body that are produced in the bone marrow?
Red blood cells
They present surface antigens.
What protein found in red blood cells carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What component of blood is part of our immune system and destroys pathogens?
White blood cells
What is the yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains electrolytes, nutrients, and proteins?
Plasma
What are clotting factors in plasma that prevent blood loss from a wound?
Coagulation factors
What determines our blood type?
Surface antigens inherited from our parents
What blood type contains A surface antigens?
Type A
What blood type contains B surface antigens?
Type B
What blood type contains both A and B antigens?
Type AB
What blood type does not contain A or B antigens?
Type O
What indicates the presence of a specific protein discovered while studying Rhesus monkeys?
Rh factor
What are people with Type AB+ blood called due to their ability to receive blood from anyone?
Universal recipients
What are people with Type O- blood called due to their ability to give blood to anyone?
Universal donors
What is used by investigators to determine if a red substance is blood?
Luminol
A chemical reaction turns the sample green if it reacts with blood.
What can be analyzed to determine blood type and DNA?
Blood samples
These can be matched to possible suspects.
What can be analyzed to give clues to the location of a crime?
Blood evidence
It can indicate movement of a victim and type of weapon.
What can be analyzed to determine patterns that give clues to how a crime might have happened?
Blood spatter analysis
What substance reacts with latent (hidden) blood and emits blue light?
Luminol
This allows for the screening of large areas for bloodstains.
