LAB REPORT #5: Cardiovascular System

Biology I, Pre-Health Sciences – Durham College, Fall 2018

Name: Colleen MacInnis /25 marks

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PART A – BLOOD TESTS (9 marks)

1. (3 × 0.5 marks) Submit Table 5.1 (p. 67 of the lab manual). To do this, place a “Y”
or “N” in the boxes below depending on if agglutination (clumping) occurred for each
antibody. Then use this information to deduce the ABO blood type for each patient.

Patient Y/N – Did agglutination occur? Blood

Blood Anti-A antibody Anti-B antibody Anti-Rh antibody Type

Carrie Yes No Yes A+

Tina Yes Yes Yes AB+

Tricia No Yes` No B-

2. (3 x 0.5 marks) Take a photo of the picture that you drew of Slide K using the 40X
objective (p. 68 of the lab manual). For full marks, make sure that your drawing has
the following structures labeled for one of the cells present in the image: red blood
cell, platelet, white blood cell

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3. (2 x 1 mark) Classify Tricia’s blood as either “healthy” or “sickle-cell anemia.’
Justify your answer using 2 pieces of evidence collected from Slides I/J/K on p. 68
of the lab manual.

Choice: Sickle-Cell
Healthy or Sickle Cell Anemia
Reason 1: Low red blood cell count
_____________________________________________________
Reason 2: Misshaped red blood cells (shaped like a sickle)
_____________________________________________________

4. Answer the questions below using the information collected from the “complete
blood count” (CBC) on p. 69 of the lab manual.
a. (1 mark) Some medical articles suggest that amphetamine overdose is linked
to leukocytosis. This leads to low white blood cell counts. Is there any
evidence of this in the CBC reports for Carrie, Tina, and Tricia?
Yes or NO
Select: YES
Only for Carrie and Tina, they have lower than average white
Evidence: ___________________________________________________
blood cell counts.
___________________________________________________

b. (1 mark) Recall that Tricia may have a pre-existing medical condition known
as sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia often leads to an increase in white
blood cell and platelet counts while decreasing red blood cells counts, red
blood cell size, and hemoglobin. Is there any evidence from the CBC results to
suggest that this is in fact the case?
Yes or NO
Select: YES
Tricia's white blood cell count is 2 counts above average.
Evidence: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

c. (2 marks) Amphetamine levels between 0.02 and 0.05 mg/L are considered
to be appropriate for therapeutic or prescribed use (e.g. for people with
ADHD). Levels greater than 2.5 mg/L can be toxic and possibly fatal.
According to the blood work in the “medical folder,” amphetamine is present in
all 3 patients; however, the severity of the overdose appears to be different.
Speculate at least 2 reasons why Carrie, Tina and Tricia could have different
levels of amphetamines in their blood despite taking the same pills.

Carrie and Tina could of taken a higher dosage than Tricia.

Reason 1: ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Tricia could have a bit of ADHD herself, so she had a lower

Reason 2: ____________________________________________________
amphetamine count than Carrie and Tina to begin with causing
____________________________________________________
the pills to have less of an effect on her.

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PART B – TREATMENT (16 marks)

5. (3 × 0.5 marks) Compare the IV fluid that you made (p. 70-71 of the lab manual) to
blood plasma in real blood. In the spaces below, list 3 ingredients that are present
in real blood plasma that were not present in the IV fluid that you made.
potassium: Kwong, Z. (n.d.).___________________
___________________ calcium:
Blood - Plasma.
Kwong, Retrieved
Z. (n.d.). ___________________
Blood
magnesium:
from http://science.jrank.org/pages/964/Bl
- Plasma.
Kwong,
Retrieved
Z. (n.d.).
fromBlood
http://scien
- Plas

6. (3 marks) Complete the chart below using the information collected in Table 5.1 (p.
72 of the lab manual).

Y/N – Is Explain IN DETAIL why this transfusion is

Recipient Donor this safe or unsafe. Terms to include:
transfusion antigen, antibody, agglutination, red blood
safe? cell, plasma, donor, recipient
No This donor's blood has A antigens on the
red blood cell and B antibodies in the
plasma, causing the donor's blood to
Tricia: agglutinate with Tricia's B- blood.
Type A+
B-
____

Yes O- is the universal donor and does not have

A or B antigens in its RBC's therefore
making this blood type safe for transfusion
Tricia: to any recipient, free of any agglutination.
Type O- Also the negative RH factor is negative and
B-
____ so is Tricia's which makes it safe for
transfusion.

7. (6 x 0.5 marks) Match the heart anatomy in the chart below to the sticker label
present on the lab model (p. 73 of the lab manual).

Anatomy Sticker Label

aorta N
atrium – left E
valve – bicuspid atrioventricular J
valve – aortic semi-lunar K
vena cava C
ventricle – right B

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8. (10 x 0.5 marks) Use the information collected from the echocardiogram (p. 73 of the
lab manual), to track the pathway of blood through the heart. Start with the vena
cava and finish with the aorta. Remember to be as specific as possible.

BODY > Vena cava Right atrium

> ______________ Tricuspid Valve
> ______________
Right ventricle
>______________ Pulmonary SL
> ______________ Pulmonary arteries> LUNGS-left/right
> ______________
Pulmonary veins
>______________ Left atrium
> ______________ Left AV bicuspid valve
> ______________ Left ventricle
> ______________
Aortic SL valve
>______________ > aorta > BODY

9. (3 x 0.5 marks) Take a photo of the picture that you drew of Slide N using the 40X
objective (p. 74 of the lab manual). For full marks, make sure that your drawing has
the following characteristics labeled for one of the heart cells present in the image:
long tubular cells, branching, 1-3 nuclei per cell

10. (2 x 1 mark) Classify Tricia’s blood as either “healthy” or “heart attack.’ Justify your
answer using 2 pieces of evidence collected from Slides L/M/N on p. 74 of the lab
manual.

Choice: Healthy or Heart Attack

No broken cardiac tissue/blood vessels and no scar tissue

Reason 1: ________________________________________________________
Nuclei are all still intact
Reason 2: ________________________________________________________