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components of blood
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Question | Answer |
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What is an antigen? | A protein found on the outside of ANY cell. |
What is an antibody? | Y-shaped molecules that attach to antigens. |
How is Rh factor determined? | Blood cells with the Rh or D protein are Rh positive. Ones without this protein are Rh negative. |
What are the 4 major components of blood? | red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma |
What is the function of red blood cells? | to carry oxygen from the lungs to the cells |
What is the function of white blood cells? | to fight of diseases and other harmful objects in the blood |
What is the function of platelets? | to form blood clots and stop bleeding |
What is the function of plasma? | to transport materials in the blood |
Which blood cells contain DNA? | white blood cells |
What does the term agglutination mean? | when antibodies attach to antigens and form clumps in the blood |
What does it mean for someone to be RH positive? | The red blood cells of the individual have the RH antigen or the D antigen |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type A+ blood? | antibodies against type B |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type B+ blood? | antibodies against type A |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type O+ blood? | antibodies against type BOTH A and B |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type AB+ blood? | no blood type antibodies |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type A+ blood? | type A antigens and the Rh antigens |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type A blood? | antibodies against type B AND the Rh factor |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type B- blood? | antibodies against type A AND the Rh factor |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type AB- blood? | antibodies against the Rh factor |
Which ANTIBODIES are found in type O- blood? | antibodies against type A, B AND the Rh factor |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type A- blood? | type A antigens |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type AB- blood? | type A antigens and type B antigens |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type AB+ blood? | type A antigens, type B antigens, and the Rh antigen |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type B+ blood? | type B antigens and Rh factor antigens |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type B- blood? | type B antigens |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type O+ blood? | Rh factor antigens |
Which ANTIGENS are found on type O- blood? | no blood type antigens AND no Rh factor antigens |
What does it mean for someone to be Rh negative? | The red blood cells do NOT contain the antigen or protein for Rh. |
What does it mean to say that blood clots? | Platelets and fibrin fibers attach to each other and form a CLOT on the broken vessel. |