' cot;-ss = a condition of The clots called 2 thrombus, may
Aissolve spontaneously. it remains intact, however, the thrombus
‘may become dislodged andbe swept away intheblood. blood lt,
‘bubble of air fat from broken bones, ora piece of debris ransported
by the blodstream scaled an embolus er-=in-bolus = a mass;
plurals emboi). Because emboli ften frm in veins, where blood
flow i slower, the most comman site forthe embolus to become
lodged is inthe lungs, a condition called pulmonary emboli Mae-
sive emboli inthe lungs may result in ight ventricular fallure and
death in afew minutes or hours. An embolus that breaks aay from
anarterial wall maylodgeinasmaller-dlameter artery downstream. If
it blocks blood flow to the brain, kidney, or heart, the embolus can
‘ausea stroke, kidney allure or heart attack, respectively.
clinical Connection
Aspirin and Thrombolytic Agents
Inpatens wit ear and blond vessel ene, the eens of hemostasis
may ecur evn witout etal injury to a blood vessel. at ow oes,
‘pln ints vasoconstriction and platelet agrpaion als reduces
the chance of thvombus formation. Det these cs, spruces
theriekol wari ich atch (TA), toes, myocardial nrction,
and backge of perpheralaneries.
‘Trombolyti (ron bé-ITiK) agent ave chemical substances
‘atc ijectd into the body ssl blod clots that hve already
foxmed to restore circulation. They either directly or indirect actate
plasminogen. The fist thrombolytic agent, approved in 3882 fr
‘dszahingclotsinthe coronary aes he hea, was streptainase,
which i produced by septococalbactera A genetical engineered
‘version of human ese plasminogen activator (PA) i now used to
treat both heart aachs an ran atacks stokes) that ae caused by
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Blood Groups and
Blood Types
‘OBJECTIVE
+ Describe the AO and Rh blood groups.
The surfaces of red blood cells contain a genetically determines
assortment of antigens composed of glycolipids and elycopro
teins, These antigen, called egglutinogens(2g'-L00-TIN-6;en2),
occur in characteristic combinations. Based on the presence or
absence of various antigens, blood is categorized into different
blood groups. Within 2 given blood group there may be two or
ore diferent blod types. There are at east 24 blocd groups and
‘more than 100 antigens that can be detected on the surface
of red blood cals Here we discuss two major blood groups: ABO
and Rh,
‘ABO Blood Group
‘The ABO blood groups based on two antigens calledAand BFig-
ure 14.6). People whose RBCS display only antigen Ahave type A
blood. Those who have only antigen B are type 8 Individuals who
have both Aand B antigens ae type AB, and those who have nel
ther antigen A nor Bare type O. In about 20% ofthe population,
soluble antigens ofthe ABO type appear in salva and other body
ids, in which case blood type canbe identified fom a sample of
saliva. The incidence of ABO blood types varies among diferent
population groups, as indicated in Table 14.2
In addition to antigens on RBCS, blood plasma usually con
tains antibodies or agglutinins (a-GLOO-tinins) that react with
the Aor antigens ifthe two are mixed, These are the ant-A ant
‘body, which reacts with antigen A, and the anti-B antibody, which
reacts with antigen 8. The antibodies resent in each ofthe four
‘N80 blood types are also shown in Figure 14.6. You do not have
antibodies that eact with your own antigens, but you do havea
tibodies for any antigens that your RBC lack. For example, if you
have type A blood, it means that you have A antigens onthe su
faces of your RBCS, but ant-8 antibodies in your blood plasma If
youthad anti-Aantibodiesin yourblood plasma, they would attack
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Which antibodies are found in type 0 blood?
Rh Blood Group
‘The Rh blood grup i 40 named because the Rh antigen, called Rh
factor, was frst found inthe blood ofthe rhesus monkey. People
whose RBCs have the Rh antigen are designated Rh” (Rh postive);
those who lack the Rh antigen are designated Rh” (Rh negative). The
percentages of Rh” and Rh” individuals in various populations are
shown in Table 14.2. Under norma circumstances, plasma does not
‘ontain ant-Rh antibodies. an Rh” person receives an Rh blood
‘vansfusion however, the immune system starts tomake ant-Rha
bodies that doremainin the blood.
Transfusions
Despite the eiflerences in RBC antigens, blood is the most easily
shared of human tissues, saving many thousands of ives every year
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through transfusions. transfusion (rans-FUzhun) isthe transfer of
wiole blood or blood components (red blood cells only of plasma
‘only into the bloodstream. Most often a transfusion i given to allevi>
ate anemia or when blood volume is low, for example, ater a severe
hemorrhage.
In an incompatible blood transfusion, antibodies inthe recipi-
‘ents plasma bind to the antigens on the donated RBCS, When
these antigen-antibody complexes form, they cause hemolysis,
and release hemoglobin into the plasma. Consider what happens
ifaperson with type Ablood receives a transfusion of type 8 blood
In this situation, two things can happen. First, the ant-B antibod
Jes inthe recipient's plasma can bind to the B antigens on the
donor's RBCS, causing hemolysis. Second, the anti-A antibodies in
the donor plasma can bind to the A antigens on the recipient's
RBCE, The second reaction is usually not serious because the
donor's anti antibodies become so diluted in the recipient's
plasma that they do not cause any significant hemolysis of the
recipient's RECS.
People with type AB blood do not have any anti-A or ant-8 anti
‘bodies in their plasma, They are sometimes called “universal recpi-
cents” because theoretically they can receive bload from donors ofall
four ABO blood types. People with type 0 blood have neither Anor B
‘antigens on their RBCs and are sometimes called “universal donor
‘Theocetically, because there are no antigens on their RBCs for ant-
bodies to attack, they can donate blood to all four A80 blood types.
“Type 0 persons requitng blood may receive only type O blood, as,
‘they have antibodies to both A and B antigens in ther plasma, In
practice, use ofthe terms universal recipient and univers donor is
misleading and dangerous. Blood contains antigens and antibodies
‘other than those associated with the ABO system, and they cancause
‘wansfusion problems. Thus, blood should always be carefully
‘matched before transfusion.46 CHAPTER 14 Thecarvascuar System aed
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Followingisa summary of ABO blood group interactions:
Typing and Cross-matching Blood
for Transfusion
‘To avoid blood-type mismatches, laboratory technicians type the
patients blood and then either crost-match it to potential donor
blood or screen forthe presence of antibodies. nthe procedure for
'AB0 blood typing, single drops ofblood are mixed with diferent ont:
‘ser, solutions that contain antibodies (Figure 147). One drop of
blood is mined with anti-A serum, which contains ant-A antibodies
that wll agelutinate (clam together) red blood cells that possess A
antigens, Anether drop is mined with anti-B serum, which contain
‘antB antibodies that will aggutinate red blood cells that possess B
antigens. f there blood cls aglutinate only when mixed with ant
‘Aserum, the blood is type AI the red blood calls agglutinate only
when mixed with ant serum, the blood s type B. The blood stype
‘ABifboth drops aglutinate;fneither drop agglutinates, the blood is
type0.
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10, what isthe basis forcsngushngthe various blood
soups?
11, nat precautions must be taken before ginga blood
teanesion?
We will next direct our attention tothe heart, the second major
component ofthe cardiovascular system,
Common Disorders
Anemia
‘Anemia (a-Némé2) is 2 condition in which the oxygen