Chapter 10: Blood
COMPONENTS:
1.___________________________ (Red Blood Cells)
1. Main job is _________________ transport.
2. ________________ shaped
3. No ________________
4. _______% of blood volume
2.___________________________ (White Blood Cells)
1. ___________________: Fight foreign substances in blood
2. ___________________
3. Less than ________% of blood volume
3.___________________________
1. Main job is __________________________.
2. Less than ________% of blood volume
4.___________________________
1. The _______________ portion of blood.
2. ______________________ in color
3. _________% of blood volume
-The color of blood can range between scarlet (____________________) and
dull red (____________________).
BLOOD DISORDERS:
1. ___________________________: A decrease in oxygen-carrying ability
of the blood.
2. ___________________________: RBC’s are crescent shaped.
3. ___________________________: Abnormal increase in the number of
RBC’s. Makes blood thick and impairs circulation.
4. ___________________________: Disease in which blood does not clot.
5. ___________________________: A clot that develops and persists in an
unbroken blood vessel.
6. ___________________________: A detached thrombus. Can cause a
stroke.
BLOOD TYPES:
1. Type A: Has _____ Antigen, _____ Antibody
2. Type B: Has _____ Antigen, _____ Antibody
3. Type AB: Has _____ Antigen, _____ Antibodies. Universal Recipient.
Most Rare
4. Type O: Has _____ Antigen, Has _____ Antibodies. Universal Donor.
Most Common.
MOTHER/CHILD Rh INCOMPATIBILITY:
A mother who is Rh- and a father who is Rh+ will have a child who is Rh+.
Because the blood type is different from the mothers, it will cause complications
for all pregnancies except the 1st one.
*This only affects mothers who are Rh- for their blood type. If the mother is
Rh+, this will not be an issue for her no matter what the father’s Rh factor is*