Introduction to Blood Forensics

What is Serology?

• The study of body fluids.

• The study of life.

• The study of anatomy and physiology.

What are antibodies?

• The study of body fluids.

• Proteins created by white blood cells that protect the body from antigens.

• A foreign substance in the body that antibodies try to fight off.

• The clumping of blood cells caused by an antigen-antibody reaction.

What are Antigens?

• The study of body fluids.

• Proteins created by white blood cells that protect the body form antigens.

• A foreign substance in the body that antibodies try to fight off.

• The clumping of blood cells caused by an antigen-antibody reaction.

What is Agglutination?

• The clumping of blood cells caused by an antigen-antibody reaction.

• Proteins created by white blood cells that protect the body form antigens.

• A foreign substance in the body that antibodies try to fight off.

• The study of fluids.

Who were blood types discovered by in 1901?

• Ben Landsteiner

• Karl Landsteiner

• Kastle Meyer

Blood is 2/3___________ and 1/3_________.

• liquid and cells

• liquid and blood

• proteins and cells

The fluid in blood is called?

• plasma

• proteins

• cells

Red blood cells carry______________.

• oxygen

• plasma

• antibodies

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White blood cells

• carry oxygen

• help keep the body safe from invaders by making antibodies

What are the four blood groups?

• A,B, AB, and O

• A-,B-,AB-, and 0-