Chapter 18 · A&P II
Blood
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Lab practical image sets
- Blood smear (OpenStax micrograph)
- Formed elements
Prediction scenarios
- Level 2 living at high altitude, red cell count over weeks
- Level 2 vitamin K deficiency
- Level 2 a type A patient receives type B blood
- Level 3 chronic kidney disease and red cell count
Pathways
- Hemostasis: spasm to fibrin
- Coagulation cascade overview
- Red blood cell life cycle and bilirubin
Feedback loops
- Erythropoietin and oxygen delivery
- Clotting (positive feedback)
Graphs
- Reading a hematocrit tube
Comparison tables
- The five leukocytes
- ABO and Rh blood types
- Types of anemia
- Intrinsic vs extrinsic pathway (the lab model) vs the cell-based model