Lesson 11: Immunohematology/Blood Banking

Question 1

A separate area in a clinical lab hospital where blood is collected from donors

Answer 1

Blood Bank

Question 2

who discovered the ABO Blood groups system

Answer 2

Karl Landsteiner (1900s)

Question 3

Who discovered the 4th major ABO blood type AB?

Answer 3

Alfred Con Decastello and Adriano Sturli

Question 4

2 Types of ABO Blood Typing

Answer 4

1.) Cell Typing (Direct or Forward Typing)
2.) Serum Typing (Backward, direct or indirect typing)

Question 5

It determines the antigens in the RBC’s of an individual by using commercially prepared antisera of known specificty

Answer 5

Cell Typing

Question 6

It determines the antibodies in the serum/plasma of an individual by using RBC’s of known specificity

Answer 6

Serum Typing

Question 7

Who discovered the Rh Blood Group System

Answer 7

Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Weiner

Question 8

They injected rabbits with _______ monkeys RBCs and Rh antibodies were produced.

Answer 8

Rhesus Macaque

Question 9

Agglutination ->
No Agglutination ->

Answer 9

Rh Positive
Rh negative

Question 10

What is the most important and immunogenic antigen

Answer 10

D antigen