1. HUMAN BLOOD Thanks to North Allegheny School District, Pittsburgh, PA

2. R.B.C
Red blood cells contain a special protein called hemoglobin, which contains iron and carries the oxygen to the body
Hemoglobin also makes red blood cells red.
We have so many red cells that our blood itself appears red, even though it contains more than red blood cells.

4. Inheritance of Blood Types

5. Discovery of Blood Typing
First to discover blood types (1900)
Dr. Karl Landsteiner
Observed blood transfusions: the transfer of blood from one to another.
Noticed that the blood of the donor would clump/clot with that of the patient (Agglutination)

6. A B AB O The Four Classic Blood Types ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ A B AB O
The difference in blood types is caused by different proteins found of the surface of the red blood cells known as Antigen A and Antigen B.

7. _________:substance that can trigger the production of antibodies.
The Four Classic Blood Types
Antigen
_________:substance that can trigger the production of antibodies.
Antibodies
_____________:proteins produced by the immune system that destroy foreign substances (such as antigens).

8. IAIB O O O Blood Types A A AB A IAIA IAi B B AB B IBIB IBi AB AB ALL O
Antigen(s) on RBC
Antibodies produced
Can donate blood to:
Can receive blood from:
Genotypes: A
Anti B
Antigen A A AB A O
IAIA
IAi B
Antigen B
Anti A B AB B O
IBIB
IBi AB
Antigens A&B
NONE
IAIB AB
ALL O
Neither
Anti A&B
ALL O ii

9. The Rh factor is another protein factor on the Red Blood Cells
Rh Factor in Blood
The Rh factor is another protein factor on the Red Blood Cells
The term Rh comes from the type of monkeys used to test for this factor originally, Rhesus Monkeys

10. Rh Factor Statistics Rh+ + and - Rh- only - O- AB+
85% of people have Rh present on their red blood cells. Their blood is referred to as _____ and they can receive ___________ blood.
Rh+
+ and -
15% of people DO NOT have Rh present on their red blood cells. Their blood is referred to as ______ and they can receive ____________.
Rh-
only - O-
Universal blood donor (used by all)_____.
Universal blood recipient (can receive all types)____.
AB+

11. Rh Factor and Pregnancy
Rh (-) Mother X Rh(+) Father
1st Rh (+) Baby
2nd Rh (+) Baby

12. Rh Factor and Pregnancy

13. World Map of the A Allele

14. World Map of the B Allele

15. World Map of the O Allele Blood Type