Blood Pressure Lab Flashcards
this depends on antigens on the surface of RBC and antibodies in your serum
blood type
molecule recognized by body as being foreign
antigen
immunoglobulins that are special proteins produced and secreted by B-lymphocytes in response to a specific antigen
antibody
an antibody consists of these threee things
binding site, 2 heavy chains, 2 light chains
when antigen and antibody react blank occurs
agglutation
agglutation is blank
clumping of blood
special class of white blood cell that produces antibodies
B-lymphocyte
B-lymphocytes develop in the blank
bone marrow
this cell secretes antibodies
plasma cell
this cell remembers antigens
memory cell
called the d antigen
rh factor
when fetal blood is attacked by mothers anti Rh antibodies
erythroblastosis fetalis
erythroblastosis is prevented by blank
Rhogam
if wrong type of blood is transfused then it is
rejected
two types of agglutation
minor, major