Lab 34: Blood Cells and Blood Typing

Type A blood contains antigen?

A

Persons with ABO blood type___ are often called universal recipients?

AB

If an Rh-negative person sensitive to Rh-positive blood receives a transfusion of Rh-positive blood, the donors cells are likely to?

Agglutinate

White blood cells lacking granular cytoplasm are called?

Agranulocytes

Type B blood contains___ antibody in the plasma?

Anti-A

Type A blood contains___ antibody in the plasma?

Anti-B

Of the antigens in the Rh group, the most important is?

Antigen-D

Type B blood contains antigen?

B

Mature red blood cells are also called?

Erythrocytes

The blood of every person contains one of how many possible combinations of antigens?

Four

White blood cells with granular cytoplasm are called?

Granulocytes

The oxygen carrying substance in red blood cells?

Hemoglobin

White blood cells are also called?

Leukocytes

Normally, the most numerous white blood cells are?

Neutrophils

A platelet, a fragment of a cell, lacks a?

Nucleus

Persons with ABO blood type___ are often called universal donors?

O

The antigens of the ABO blood group are located in the?

Red blood cell membrane

If red blood cells lack Rh antigens, the blood is called?

Rh-negative

An Rh-negative woman, who might be carrying an___fetus, is given an injection of RhoGAM to prevent hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn?

Rh-positive

The Rh blood group was named after the?

Rhesus monkey

The functions of red blood cells are?

Transporting and exchanging red blood cells