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Erythrocyte glycoproteins may also be called ____ or _____
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Antigens or Agglutinogens
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Antigens that cause an immune system response are called___________
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Non-self Antigens
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_______(2) are present in the serum fraction of blood plasma and are produced by the immunse system to bind to non-self antigens
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Antibodies or Agglutinins
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Clumping of donor erythrocytes due to immune reaction
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Agglutination
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Destruction of donor erythrocytes
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Hemolysis
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Are there pre-formed anti-Rh antibodies?
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No.
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What happens when Rh- individuals who are exposed to Rh+ blood?
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They become sensitized and start to produce anti-Rh antibodies
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An Rh+ fetus with an Rh- mother, who has been sensitized to Rh+, is at risk for what condition (2) ? which involves what?
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Erythroblastosis Fetalis or Hemolytic Disease / Mother's immune system kills fetus's erythrocytes.
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The Upper Respiratory System includes (2)
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Nose and Pharynx
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The nose is made up of _____ and ____cartilage
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Bone and Hyaline Cartilage
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Inhaled air first passes through the _______ and into the ________
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External Nares / Nasal Cavity
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The nasal cavity is devided into the left and right halves by the _______, which is composed of what parts (3)
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Nasal Septum / Hyaline Cartilage, Vomer, Perpendicular Plate of Ethmoid bone.
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This separates the Nasal Cavity from the Oral Cavity.....and is composed of what? (2)
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Hard Palate / Palatine Bones and Palatine Process of the Maxillae
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This is posterior to the hard palate and muscular
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Soft Palate
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This allows the mucous membranes that line the nasal cavity to warm the air and helps trap pathogens and particulate matter in the mucus.
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Nasal Concha (Superior, Middle, and Inferior)
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