Anatomy- Blood types and blood components

The presence or absence of antigens on white blood cells determines a person's blood type.

• True

• False

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Red blood cells:

• carry respiratory gases, mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide.

• fight disease and foreign invaders.

• aid in blood clotting

• are involved in repairing damaged blood cells.

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The immune system functions to protect our bodies by identifying cells or molecules that are foreign, such as:

• viruses

• bacteria

• parasites

• all of the above

White blood cells secrete proteins:

• known as antibodies, which assist in the immune response.

• known as viruses, which assist in the immune response.

• known as bacteria, which assist in the immune response.

• known as parasites, which assist in the immune response.

The three components of blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, are carried throughout the body in:

• antibodies

• plasma

• basophils

• monocytes

The presence or absence of particular proteins, found embedded within a cell or plasma membranes of red blood cells, determines a person’s:

• DNA

• Blood type

• surface proteins

• Rh factor

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Each blood type is determined by:

• a DNA reaction test.

• an antibody reaction test.

• a protein reaction test

• a RF factor reaction test

A and B proteins are found on the surface of some red blood cells. If a person’s blood contains both the A and the B proteins, then he or she has:

• Type A blood

• Type B blood

• Type AB blood

• Type O blood

What term describes the clumping of red blood cells?

• agglutination

• antigens

• eosinophil

• lymphocyte

Which blood type is the universal recipient?

• Type A

• Type B

• Type AB

• Type O