Blood Groups

Question 1

What is an antigen?

Answer 1

a substance that the body recognizes as foreign

Question 2

What does our body produce in the presence of an antigen?

Answer 2

Antibodies to bind to the antigen

Question 3

What is agglutination?

Answer 3

A clump of antibodies binded to antigens

Question 4

What are the blood groups ( w/o -, + )

Answer 4

Type A
Type B
Type AB
Type O

Question 5

What antibodies does Type A have?

Answer 5

Anti - B

Question 6

What blood type is the universal donor?

Answer 6

Type O

Question 7

What blood type is the universal recipient?

Answer 7

Type AB

Question 8

Whats the difference between a positive type A blood and a negative type A blood?

Answer 8

Type +A has the Rh antigen present whereas Type -A does not

Question 9

Difference between Rh antibodies and ABO antibodies?

Answer 9

Rh antibodies arent produced immediately

Question 10

What would happen if a mother with type +B had a baby with type +A

Answer 10

Nothing because the baby and mother both have Rh factors