Blood and Blood Typing

Exercise 1: Observing Human Blood

Questions:

A.	What are the components of blood?
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B.	What is the function of red blood cells? 
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C.	List the five types of leukocytes (WBCs). 
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Exercise 2: Blood Typing

Questions:

A.	Describe how the ABO blood typing system works.
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B.	Why is it important for everyone to know their own blood type? 
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C.	Describe what would happen if type A blood were transfused into a person with type B blood. 
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D.	What happens in the blood of an Rh-negative individual who is exposed to Rh-positive blood? 
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