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Describe blood in terms of what type of tissue it is
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Describe blood in terms of what type of cells are found in it
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Describe the function of each of the type of blood cells
- Erythrocytes:
- Leukocytes:
- Platelets:
- Plasma:
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Explaim where blood cells come from
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Explain what determines a person's blood type
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What blood types are compatible?
- A, O -> A, AB
- B, O -> B, AB
- A, B, AB, O -> AB
- O -> A, B, AB, O
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What is agglutination?
A defense response to markers on the surface of red blood cells (not just the ABO markers) that do not match, where the blood cells clump.
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What is hemolytic disease of the newborn and why does it occur?
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Stroke
Occurs when an emboul blocks flow to some part of the brain (blood clot)
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Anemia
Develop when red blood cells deliver too little oxygen to the tissues
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Hemophelia
A genetic disorder where clotting factors are absent from the blood so it does not clot properly
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Sickle Cell Anemia
a genetic disease caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic anemias)
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Leukemia
A very serious cancer in which there is an overproduction of white blood cells and destruction of bone marrow.
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Why is carbon monoxide so dangerous?
Carbon monoxide poisoning prevents hemoglobin from binding oxygen. It is a colorless, odorless gas and binds to hemoglobin 200times more tightly than oxygen thus blocking oxygen transport tissues.
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