Unit 8 - Pre Flashcard - Blood Typing

Front

What occurs when antibodies bind to antigens on foreign blood types?

Back

Agglutination.

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What blood types can blood type B donate to?

Back

B and AB.

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What blood types can blood type B receive from?

Back

B and O.

Front

If you carry the Rh antigen, what are you referred to as?

Back

Rh positive.

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What blood types can blood type O donate to?

Back

All blood types.

Front

What blood type can blood type O receive from?

Back

Only O.

Front

What is the 'universal donor' blood type?

Back

O.

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What is the significance of the Rh factor in blood typing?

Back

It determines if blood is positive or negative.

Front

What happens during a blood transfusion if the donor and recipient blood types are incompatible?

Back

Agglutination and potential hemolytic reaction.

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What are antigens in the context of blood typing?

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