Blood Types & Components of Blood

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What are the four main blood types?

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A, B, AB, O.

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What is the universal donor blood type?

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Type O-.

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What is the universal recipient blood type?

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Type AB+.

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What are antigens?

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Proteins on the surface of red blood cells that determine blood type.

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What are antibodies?

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Proteins produced by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects.

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What is hemoglobin?

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A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

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What are leukocytes?

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White blood cells that are part of the immune system.

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What is plasma?

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The liquid component of blood that carries cells, nutrients, and waste.

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What is the function of red blood cells?

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To transport oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

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What blood type has Type A antibodies?

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Type B and Type O.