- Know the components and function of blood: leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets, plasma Also percentage of each as well as any distinguishing components.
- What is anemia?
- What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus?
- Define: Antibody, antigen, agglutination
- Who can donate to who? Why?
- What is the rhesus factor? Why is it important for pregnant women to know their type?
- Describe the parts of the immune system and how the immune system would respond to a foreign invader. Know the functions of macrophages, helper T cells, B cells, Killer T Cell, supressor T cells and memory B cells.
- How are allergies and organ transplants connected to the immune system?
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- All cells exist in a bath of extracellular fluid. Describe how the pressure differences between blood and the ECF facilitates capillary fluid exchange. Use diagrams if it helps.
- What is lymph?
- What are lymph vessels and how are they related to the circulatory system?