Download Physiology: Blood Web Quest

Anatomy & Physiology
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Date:
Blood Web Quest
Directions:
Click on the link below to learn about the blood & follow the instructions.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/history/timeline3.html
(1) What year was the first modern human to human blood transfusion performed?_________
(2)What year were platelets discovered? ______________ (3) By whom? ________________
(4) What scientist was able to perform the first transfusion using crossmatching, and over the next
several years successfully used the procedure in 128 cases? ________________________
(5) When were human blood groups discovered? _______________ Which scientists discovered the 4
human blood types? ____________________________________________
(6) What characteristic of human blood was discovered in 1940? ______________________
(7) In what year was the first blood depot established and why was it established?
____________________________________________________________________________
Next, click on this link to learn all about the blood groups:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/basics/bloodgroups.html
(8) ABO blood groups are defined by specific, inherited molecules known as _____________ that are
found on the surface of ____________ blood cells.
(9) A person has a natural immunity or antibody to protect themselves from other blood types.
What antibody(ies) does a person with blood type O have?____________________________
(9) List the most common blood types in the United States. _______ and _______.
(10) In the U.S., what is the percentage of people with type AB-?__________________.
Next, click on this link to learn all about the components of Blood:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/basics/whatisblood.html
(11) Blood is a mixture of ___________________ and _____________________.
(12) The cellular material can be divided into ________________, ________________, and
________________.
(13) Red blood cells, called _____________________, make up __________ % of blood and they
contain ______________ which functions to _________________________________.
(14) White blood cells, called ___________________, have the primary job of
_____________________________________________________. There are 3 types of WBC
_________________, ___________________, and ________________________.
(15) Platelets, called _____________, are responsible for _____________________. They perform
this function 2 ways, by either ______________________ or by producing a protein called
_________________ that _________________________________________________.
(16) Plasma is __________________ it is made up of about 90% __________________, the other
10% in a combination of _______________________, ____________________, _______________,
_________________, ________________, __________________, ______________,
________________, _________________, and ____________________.
Directions:
Go to the following web site on blood types by typing in this address:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/ABO_system.htm
(17) Complete the chart:
ABO
blood group
antigen
A
antigen
B
A
yes
no
B
antibody
anti-B
no
no
AB
antibody
anti-A
yes
yes
(18) If a person has Type B blood, what antigens and antibodies are present in their blood?
antigen(s) _________________ antibody(ies) _________________________
(19) If a person has Type AB blood, what antigens and antibodies are present in their blood?
antigen(s) _________________ antibody(ies) _________________________
(20) A person with which blood type is a universal donor? Why? ___________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(21) A person with which blood type is a universal receiver? Why? ___________________
____________________________________________________________________
Analyzing Genetic Inheritance Patterns:
(22) According to the genetic inheritance chart, can a person who is Type O blood, have a parent with
type A blood? _____________ Explain why or why not?
_________________________________________________________________________
(23) According to the chart, what are the possible blood types of a child with 2 parents that have type
AB blood. ________________________________________________________
(24) (think about) How is the concept of secretors relevant to Forensic Science? __________
__________________________________________________________________________
(25) Blood typing cannot be used to determine paternity. What other tests must be used? Name and
describe them. __________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
The Circulatory System: Use the following website to answer the questions:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/phase2.html
(26) Approximately how many liters of blood move through the circulatory system? ____
(27) Name the three parts of the circulatory system:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(28) __________________ circulation is when blood flows through the kidneys.
(29) What is the main artery that leaves the heart? _____________________________
(30) Blood moves from arteries into ________________________________
Test Your Blood IQ (take the quiz at the following website to get these answers)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/index.html
1. How long do red blood cells stay in the body? _____________________
2. Blood circulates through the body in what order?
___________________________________________
3. How much blood is there in the average adult human body? ___________________
4. You should not donate blood more often than about:
_________________________________
5. In the blood disease called leukemia, the body produces
_________________________________
6. If you have type O blood, you can safely receive transfusions of
_________________________
7. Under normal circumstances, the blood transfers a lot of excess heat from:
_________________________
8. What makes the pulmonary arteries unique among arteries?
_______________________________________
9. Neutrophils and leukocytes are: ______________________________
10. Which blood vessels have one-way valves? ____________________________
Play the Blood Typing Game:
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/landsteiner/index.html
Fill in the chart below to indicate the patient that came into the emergency room, what
blood type they had and which blood you selected for the transfusion.
Description of
Patient
Patient’s Blood
Type
Blood Type Given
In Transfusion
1. Were there any patients who could have received more than one type of blood? If so, which
and what other types could have been used besides the type you chose? _________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Besides blood type, what other information might a doctor need to know before giving a
patient a blood transfusion? _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Use a ‘google search’ to complete the following items. Give the
web address where the information was located.
26. Complete the pie graph of each type of cell and the percentages
contained in the average human's blood.
Web Address: ___________________________________________________________
Components of Human Blood
27. Blood Types in Human Populations
Use different colors to make the chart & graph correspond.
Web Address: _____________________________________________________
Pie chart
Bar graph