1. Brain Pop Analyzing the video clip.
Discuss how these results could have been detected.

2. Blood Types

3. 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)

4. Red Blood Cells (RBC) Another name is Erythrocytes
Originates after birth

5. Red Blood Cells (RBC) Life span 120 days
Hemoglobin binding to oxygen gives
the blood its color due
Oxygen- bright red
No oxygen- darker

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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?