BIOA11H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Rh Blood Group System, Blood Vessel, Solution

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Veins b. a. (smallest blood vessels are called capillaries) Cells or chemicals that help protect from infection (white blood cells) Cells that help to form blood clots to help heal wounds (platelets) The circulatory system consists of three main parts: a. b. c. Blood is made up of solids and liquids: Plasma is 90% water and 10% dissolved substances. The solid part of blood is the cells. Antigens are chemicals that stimulate the production of antibodies. Foreign antigens cause the white blood cells to produce antibodies to "attack" these antigens and destroy them. Rh factor is another antigen found in red blood cells. Rh factor is present in their blood cells. Mother"s antibodies attack the red blood cells of the baby. Happens when mother is rh-, father is rh+, thus the baby is rh+ The heart is located in the thoracic cavity and protected by the ribs. It is about the size of a fist and made of cardiac muscle.

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