Blood Bank Quizzes Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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What is the primary purpose of a blood bank?
✔✔ To collect, test, store, and distribute blood and blood components
What is whole blood?
✔✔ Blood containing red cells, white cells, platelets, and plasma
Which blood component carries oxygen?
✔✔ Red blood cells
What protein on red blood cells determines ABO blood group?
✔✔ Antigens
Which blood group antigen determines Rh positivity?
✔✔ D antigen
What does Rh negative mean?
✔✔ Absence of the D antigen
Which blood group is known as the universal donor for red cells?
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,✔✔ O negative
Which blood group is the universal recipient for red cells?
✔✔ AB positive
What antibodies are naturally present in group A blood?
✔✔ Anti-B antibodies
What antibodies are present in group O blood?
✔✔ Anti-A and anti-B antibodies
What is plasma?
✔✔ The liquid portion of blood
What blood component is rich in clotting factors?
✔✔ Plasma
What blood component is mainly used to treat thrombocytopenia?
✔✔ Platelets
What is the normal storage temperature for red blood cells?
✔✔ 2–6°C
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, How long can packed red cells be stored?
✔✔ About 35–42 days
At what temperature are platelets stored?
✔✔ 20–24°C
Why are platelets stored with agitation?
✔✔ To maintain platelet function
How long can platelets be stored?
✔✔ About 5–7 days
What is cryoprecipitate rich in?
✔✔ Fibrinogen and factor VIII
What anticoagulant is commonly used in blood collection bags?
✔✔ CPDA-1
What test determines ABO blood group?
✔✔ Blood grouping
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of a blood bank?
✔✔ To collect, test, store, and distribute blood and blood components
What is whole blood?
✔✔ Blood containing red cells, white cells, platelets, and plasma
Which blood component carries oxygen?
✔✔ Red blood cells
What protein on red blood cells determines ABO blood group?
✔✔ Antigens
Which blood group antigen determines Rh positivity?
✔✔ D antigen
What does Rh negative mean?
✔✔ Absence of the D antigen
Which blood group is known as the universal donor for red cells?
1
,✔✔ O negative
Which blood group is the universal recipient for red cells?
✔✔ AB positive
What antibodies are naturally present in group A blood?
✔✔ Anti-B antibodies
What antibodies are present in group O blood?
✔✔ Anti-A and anti-B antibodies
What is plasma?
✔✔ The liquid portion of blood
What blood component is rich in clotting factors?
✔✔ Plasma
What blood component is mainly used to treat thrombocytopenia?
✔✔ Platelets
What is the normal storage temperature for red blood cells?
✔✔ 2–6°C
2
, How long can packed red cells be stored?
✔✔ About 35–42 days
At what temperature are platelets stored?
✔✔ 20–24°C
Why are platelets stored with agitation?
✔✔ To maintain platelet function
How long can platelets be stored?
✔✔ About 5–7 days
What is cryoprecipitate rich in?
✔✔ Fibrinogen and factor VIII
What anticoagulant is commonly used in blood collection bags?
✔✔ CPDA-1
What test determines ABO blood group?
✔✔ Blood grouping
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