Blood Typing
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1. Blood types are determined antigens that are present on the surface of red blood cells (RBCS,
by the also known as erythrocytes).
2. Red blood cell membranes glycoproteins and glycolipids that determine your ABO blood type
contain and proteins that determine your Rh (+/-) blood type.
3. • ABO blood type is deter- by the presence of A, B, both (AB), or neither (0) of the A or B
mined antigens.
4. • Rh blood type is deter- the presence of (+) or lack of (-) the D antigen.
mined by
5. The blood plasma may also antibodies, depending on the ABO and Rh blood types.
contain
6. • If you have blood type A, anti-B antibodies.
you will have
7. • If you have blood type B, anti-A antibodies.
you will have
8. If you have blood type 0, both anti-A antibodies and anti-B antibodies.
you will have
9. • If you have blood type AB, any anti-A nor anti-B antibodies.
you will NOT have
10. • No one has anti-D (Rh) an- Rh- AND have been previously exposed to Rh+ blood.
tibodies unless they are
11. Blood can only be donated ABO antigen to a person without antibodies for that antigen.
from a person with a specif-
ic
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12. Type A cannot donate to Type B or Type O because they both have anti-A antibodies.
13. Type B cannot donate to Type A or Type O because they both have anti-B antibodies.
14. Type AB cannot donate to Type A because they have anti-B antibodies or Type B because they
have anti-A antibodies.
15. Type O can potentially do- everyone because their blood has no antigen to attack. However,
nate to Type O should first have its own anti-A and anti-B antibodies re-
moved.
16. • Rh+ blood should not be Rh- person; however, Rh- blood can be donated to an Rh+ person.
transfused to an
17. Antigen Any substance that is capable of causing an immune reaction.
These are usually proteins, glycoproteins, or glycolipids.
18. Antibody An immune system protein that is found in most body fluids, espe-
cially blood plasma. Antibodies bind to antigens to aid the immune
response.
19. Agglutination The clumping of cell bound antigens, as occurs when antibodies
attach to ABO and D (Rh) antigens.
20. Agglutinogen The substance being clumped in an agglutination reaction. Anti-
gens in blood typing are agglutinogens.
21. Agglutinin The substance causing clumping in an agglutination process. An-
tibodies in blood typing are agglutinins.
22. Positive Does NOT mean "good." In testing, positive means what you are
testing for is present.
23. Negative
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1. Blood types are determined antigens that are present on the surface of red blood cells (RBCS,
by the also known as erythrocytes).
2. Red blood cell membranes glycoproteins and glycolipids that determine your ABO blood type
contain and proteins that determine your Rh (+/-) blood type.
3. • ABO blood type is deter- by the presence of A, B, both (AB), or neither (0) of the A or B
mined antigens.
4. • Rh blood type is deter- the presence of (+) or lack of (-) the D antigen.
mined by
5. The blood plasma may also antibodies, depending on the ABO and Rh blood types.
contain
6. • If you have blood type A, anti-B antibodies.
you will have
7. • If you have blood type B, anti-A antibodies.
you will have
8. If you have blood type 0, both anti-A antibodies and anti-B antibodies.
you will have
9. • If you have blood type AB, any anti-A nor anti-B antibodies.
you will NOT have
10. • No one has anti-D (Rh) an- Rh- AND have been previously exposed to Rh+ blood.
tibodies unless they are
11. Blood can only be donated ABO antigen to a person without antibodies for that antigen.
from a person with a specif-
ic
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12. Type A cannot donate to Type B or Type O because they both have anti-A antibodies.
13. Type B cannot donate to Type A or Type O because they both have anti-B antibodies.
14. Type AB cannot donate to Type A because they have anti-B antibodies or Type B because they
have anti-A antibodies.
15. Type O can potentially do- everyone because their blood has no antigen to attack. However,
nate to Type O should first have its own anti-A and anti-B antibodies re-
moved.
16. • Rh+ blood should not be Rh- person; however, Rh- blood can be donated to an Rh+ person.
transfused to an
17. Antigen Any substance that is capable of causing an immune reaction.
These are usually proteins, glycoproteins, or glycolipids.
18. Antibody An immune system protein that is found in most body fluids, espe-
cially blood plasma. Antibodies bind to antigens to aid the immune
response.
19. Agglutination The clumping of cell bound antigens, as occurs when antibodies
attach to ABO and D (Rh) antigens.
20. Agglutinogen The substance being clumped in an agglutination reaction. Anti-
gens in blood typing are agglutinogens.
21. Agglutinin The substance causing clumping in an agglutination process. An-
tibodies in blood typing are agglutinins.
22. Positive Does NOT mean "good." In testing, positive means what you are
testing for is present.
23. Negative
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