The Different Blood Groups and The Blood Clotting Process Flashcards

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1
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What is the primary function of the blood?

A

Transport material and fight infections?

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2
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What is Blood composed of?

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Plasma and Corpuscles

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3
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Straw colored fluid composed of h20, blood proteins and small inorganic materials.

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Plasma

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4
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Manufactured within the red bone marrow (myeloid tissue) within flat and long bones.

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Corpuscles

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5
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Function of the Red Blood Cell.

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transport gases especially oxygen throughout the body

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6
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What is the shape of the red blood cell?

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Biconcave disk, Anucleated

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7
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Red Color of RBC is due to ___?
It enables RBC to carry and transport oxygen.

A

Hemoglobin

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8
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Function of White Blood Cells.

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Fights infections

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9
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How do White Blood Cells fight infections?

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By secreting antibodies and engulfing foreign bodies (phagocytes)

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10
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What is the shape of White Blood Cells?

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Amorphous, Nucleated

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11
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What are the two types of White Blood Cell?

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Granulocytes and Agranulocytes

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12
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Three examples of Granulocytes

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Neutrophil
Basophil
Eusinophil

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13
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Two examples of Agranulocytes

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Monocytes
Lymphocytes

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14
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What is the shape of Blood platelets?

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Amorphous

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15
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___ are not real cells; They are just fargments of the stem cell in the red bone marrow.

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Blood Platelets

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16
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Why are blood platelets unable to be seen in fresh blood samples?

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Because they disintegrate upon contact with air

17
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When does the blood clotting process begin?

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As platelets disintegrate

18
Q

Who discovered ABO Blood Relationships?

A

Karl Landsteiner

19
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He is an Austrian Scientist at the University of Vienna who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1990

A

Karl Landsteiner

20
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What was Karl Landsteiner’s most important discovery?

A

The 4 different blood types

21
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What are the two chemical substance that is responsible for the blood types?

A

Antigen and Antibodies

22
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Substance located in the Plasma Membrane of RBC’S

A

Antigen

23
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Substance located in the Blood Plasma

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Antibodies

24
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What blood type is the Universal Donor

A

Type O

25
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What blood type is the Universal Recipient

A

Type AB

26
Q

What is the 2nd most significant blood group in humans?

A

RH Factor

27
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How many Antigen does the RH Factor contain?

A

50

28
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What is the most significant and common Antigen?

A

Antigen D

29
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What does RH+ and RH- mean?

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RH+ (have antibodies in their plasma)
RH- (does not have antibodies in their plasma)

30
Q

Most Important bases used for blood transfusion.

A

ABO & RH Systems

31
Q

___ clogs blood vessels and stops the circulation of the blood to various parts of the body.

A

Agglutinated (clumped blood)

32
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What is the function of the Blood clotting process?

A

Is an adaptation that stops the profuse bleeding process.

33
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What is a serum?

A

Blood plasma that lacks fibrinogen in it