Brain Pop Analyzing the video clip. Discuss how these results could have been detected.
Blood Types
Blood & Blood Cells Red blood cells White blood cells Whole blood is thicker than water and is formed mostly of 4 components Red bone marrow Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets (fragments)
Red Blood Cells (RBC) Another name is Erythrocytes Originates after birth
Red Blood Cells (RBC) Life span 120 days Hemoglobin binding to oxygen gives the blood its color due Oxygen- bright red No oxygen- darker
Blood Groups ABO A persons RBCs have on their surface 1 of 4 antigen combinations Only A- Type A blood Only B- Type B blood Both A and B- Type AB blood Neither A or B- Type O blood
Antigens and Antibodies of ABO Blood Blood Type Antigen Antibody A Anti-B B Anti-A AB A and B Neither anti-A nor anti-B O Neither A nor B Both anti-A and anti-B
Blood Types Allowed During Transfusion Blood Type of Recipient Blood Type of Donor Permissible Blood A A,O B B,O AB AB,A,B,O O
Blood Types You have AB blood. Can you determine the blood types of your parents? Explain. Could your parents have had a child with type O blood? Explain. Considering the circulating life span of platelets, how many times would they changed in 720 days?