ANP 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hemostasis, Rh Blood Group System, Antibody

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1105
• Professor: Joanne Savory

Document Summary

Made of living cells suspended in a non living matrix (plasma) Make up about 45% of your total blood volume. Defend your body from toxins & foreign microbes. Make up less then 1% of the blood. The volume of uid in your body. At the very rst sign of rupture: the blood pressure constricts itself to slow the ow of blood through it. Platelets gather at the site of the injury to produce a plug (keeps the blood from leaking further) Brin threads join together to make a mesh that traps the platelets and blood cells (eventually close the wound) Your body is ne with your antigens, but not others. If you have a, you can receive a. If you have b, you can receive b etc. So if other blood types enter your body, you body will send out antibodies to destroy them. Red blood cells contain antigens on them known as a agglutinogens.