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Bio12 Blood Functions:
Blood Facts
Components of Blood
Plasma: (total tonicity of 0.9%)
Formed Elements(we will expand on each)
1. Red Blood Cells (RBCs)2. White Blood Cells (WBCs)3. Platelets
1. RBCs (aka erythrocytes)
Physiology of Red Blood Cells
2. WBCs (aka leukocytes)
5 types of WBCs
3. Platelets (aka thrombocytes)
Blood Types
ExamplesBlood type A =
Blood type AB =
Blood type O =
Rh System
Significant in Pregnancy (FYI)
If a _______ mother is pregnant with _______ baby
If _________________ leak into _______________ bloodstream, she forms
___________________________________
Attack __________________- _________________________________ (HDN)
This can be prevented by giving the Rh- mother anti-Rh immunoglobulins in an
injection
The injection must be given before the mother becomes sensitized to produce
her own antibodies