Blood and Blood Types
List the four blood types. For each blood type, write a possible genotype.
A, B, AB, O
Which type of blood vessel carries blood toward the heart?
veins
Which structure is the best to breathe through? Why?
What does an EKG measure in the heart?
electrical activity during heart contraction
Which blood type is the universal donor? Which blood type is the universal recipient?
(Specifically)
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
arteries
Which structure prevents choking while swallowing food?
epiglottis
Which heart vessels primary job is to receive blood?
atria
A heterozygous type A man has kids with an AB woman. Perform a punnett cross to show their offspring.
AA, AO
AB, BO
What do capillaries do in the body?
gas exchange
Which structure controls the volume of air in the lungs?
diaphragm.
Which heart chamber's primary job is to pump blood to other parts of the body?
ventricles
Which blood types could receive blood from B-?
B-, B+, AB-, AB+
What percentage of your blood is
Plasma
RBC's
WBC's
55,45,<1
Which structure is the site of gas exchange in the lungs?
alveoli
What is the name of the structure that controls the rate of heart contraction?
SA node
Which blood types could donate blood to A-?
A-, O-
Which type of blood vessel has valves to prevent backflow?
veins
Explain where/why air moves into/out of the lungs using the Pressure/Volume equation
P down=V up= air in
Which heart chamber has the thickest muscled walls?
left ventricle