Blood types

Question 1

agglutination

Answer 1

clumping of red blood cells in response to a reaction btwn an antibody and an antigen

Question 2

Antigens

Answer 2

chemical that stimulates cells to produce antibodies

Question 3

Antibodies

Answer 3

a protein that reacts against a specific antigen

Question 4

Blood type A

-antigen? -antibody?

Answer 4

Antigen: A
Antibody: anti-B

Question 5

Blood type B

-antigen? -antibody?

Answer 5

Antigen: B
Antibody: anti-A

Question 6

Blood type AB

-antigen? -antibody?

Answer 6

Antigen: A and B
Antibody: Neither anti-A nor anti-B

Question 7

Blood type O

-antigen? -antibody?

Answer 7

Antigen: Neither A nor B
Antibody: Both anti-A and anti-B

Question 8

Rh blood group 
-caused by?
-present vs absent?
percent negative?
-how inherited?

Answer 8

caused by Rh antigen D in blood 
-if present -> Rh-positive
-if missing -> Rh-negative
only 15% are Rh negative
inherited trait w/ blood type

Question 9

Rh factor and pregnancy (5 steps)

Answer 9

1) Rh- woman and Rh+ man conceive a child
2) Rh- woman w/ Rh+ fetus
3) Cells from Rh+ fetus enter woman’s bloodstream
4) Woman becomes sensitized - antibodies form to fight Rh+ blood cells
5) In the next Rh + pregnancy, maternal antibodies attack fetal red blood cells

Question 10

universal donor

Answer 10

Type O blood

Question 11

universal recipient

Answer 11

type AB blood

Question 12

Blood type of recipient: A

Preferred donor? permissible donor?

Answer 12

Preferred donor: A

permissible donor: O

Question 13

Blood type of recipient: B

Preferred donor? permissible donor?

Answer 13

Preferred donor: B

permissible donor: O

Question 14

Blood type of recipient: AB

Preferred donor? permissible donor?

Answer 14

Preferred donor: AB

permissible donor: A,B,O

Question 15

Blood type of recipient: O

Preferred donor? permissible donor?

Answer 15

Preferred donor: O

permissible donor: no alternative types