Blood Typing Quiz

False

A person develops anti-A antibodies only after he is exposed to antigen A, and anti-B antibodies only after he is exposed to antigen B. True/False

AB; O

A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type __________ and can receive RBCs from someone of type __________.

A and B

A person with type AB blood has __________ RBC antigen(s).

A, Rh-negative; B, Rh-positive

A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood. The mother is most likely type __________ and both children are most likely __________.

B and D; A

An individual has type B, Rh-positive blood. The individual has __________ antigen(s) and can produce anti-__________ antibodies.

True

Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens. True/False

False

Rh incompatibility between a sensitized Rh+ woman and an Rh- fetus can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn. True/False

anti-B antibodies in the recipient will agglutinate RBCs of the donor

The main reason why an individual with type AB, Rh-negative blood cannot donate blood to an individual with type A, Rh-positive blood is because __________.

O, Rh-negative

The universal donor of RBCs, but not necessarily plasma, is blood type __________.

Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-D antibodies.

Why are pregnant Rh- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?