Lab 43
The blood of every person contains one of ____ possible combinations of antigens.
4
Type A contains antigen
A
Type B contains antibody
A
Persons with ABO blood type ______ are often called the universal recipients.
AB
Type A contains antibody
B
Type B contains antigen
B
Persons with ABO blood type ___ are often called the universal donors.
O
An Rh- woman who might be carrying an ___ fetus is given an injection of RhoGAM to prevent hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
Rh+
If red blood cells lack Rh antigens, blood is
Rh-
Rh antibodies form only in persons with ___ type blood in response to special stimulation.
Rh-
If an Rh- person who is sensitive to Rh+ blood receives a transfusion of Rh+ blood they are likely to
agglutinate
Of the antigens in the Rh group, the most important is
antigen-D antigen
The antigens of the ABO blood group are located in the
blood cell membrane
The Rh blood group was named after the
rhesus monkey
