Lab Practical 1 Flashcards
What are blood types named for?
Antigens
Antigen
Protein marker that identifies cell as self or not-self
Antibody
immune protein that targets and destroys foreign cells
What is the clumping of blood cells called?
Agglutination
What is the destruction of blood?
Hemolysis
What blood types can A blood receive?
A and O
What blood types can B blood receive?
B and O
What blood types can AB blood receive?
A, B, AB, and O
What blood types can O blood receive?
O
To what blood types can O blood be given?
All
What determines if blood is negative or positive?
Presence of Rh/D
If Rh is present in blood, what is it?
Positive
Which bloods contain anti-B antibodies?
A and O
Which blood type has no antibodies?
AB
Which blood type has anti-A antibody?
B and O
If there is agglutination in the A-field of a blood-type kit, what kind of blood is it?
A-
Agglutination in the A, B, and D fields would indicate which blood type?
AB+
Is type O blood an ideal donor for type A blood?
No, but it will work in a pinch
In blood pressure, what is the top number called?
Systolic
In blood pressure, what is the bottom number called?
Diastolic
To what does systolic blood pressure correspond?
The pressure of blood hitting the wall of the artery during ventricular contraction
To what does diastolic blood pressure correspond?
The pressure of blood hitting the wall of the artery during ventricular relaxation
To which artery do we typically listen when taking blood pressure?
Brachial
When we measure blood pressure, we are working with the pressure of blood after it is ejected from which ventricle?
The left ventricle
























