Biomed Unit 3 Review Game

In Sickle Cell Anemia, which protein is affected by a mutation?

• Insulin
• Hemoglobin
• Glucagon
• Red blood cell

What is the lab test used to diagnose anemia is called?

• hematocrit
• transfusion
• gel electrophoresis
• ELISA test

What are white blood cells also known as?

• Erythrocytes
• Leukocytes
• Lymphocytes
• Osteoclast

What do platelets do?

• Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body
• Fight and kill infections
• Help the blood clot
• Carries essential proteins and blood cells around the body

Why do sickle cells cause health problems?

• The body isn't used to them
• They give patients diabetes
• They actually help blood flow
• They do not move smoothly through blood vessels, causing clots

How can Anemia be diagnosed?

• Fasting
• Hemocrit

What is one way that sickle cell does to affect your life?

• Breathing is often difficult due to blood movement impediment through the lungs
• Pain, especially in the joints due to lack of blood flow
• Strokes are prevalent due to blood clots to the brain
• All of the Above

What are ways to treat Sickle Cell Anemia?

• Hydroxyurea
• Blood transfusions 
• Bone marrow transplant 
• All of the Above

How do pedigrees help in the aid of tracking diseases?

• They don't
• Help find the cause of the disease
• They label the individuals as affected, carriers, or unaffected by coloring
• Help find problems in mental illness

Why does sickle cell disease run in families, yet is not present in every generation?

• The disease is dominant
• Parents can pass on the trait in their genes
• You have to touch them to give them the disease
• You have to make straight eye contact with them to give the disease