Blood Types
What are the four major blood types?
A, B, AB, O
What is the liquid part of blood called?
Plasma
Agglutination in the A well and Rh well, but not in the B well. What’s the blood type?
A+
Which blood cell's shape is biconcave?
Red Blood Cells
What is the primary function of plasma in the blood?
To carry nutrients, hormones, and waste products
What is the universal donor?
O-
What component of blood carries oxygen to the body’s cells?
Red blood cells (RBCs)
No agglutination in A, B, or Rh wells. What’s the blood type?
Which blood cell type carries oxygen throughout the body?
Red Blood Cells (RBC's)
What percentage of blood volume is plasma?
55%
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
AB positive (AB+)
What blood component is responsible for clotting?
Platelets
Agglutination in A, B, and Rh wells. What’s the blood type?
AB+
Which cells are involved in clotting and stopping bleeding?
Platelets
Which plasma protein plays a key role in blood clotting?
Fibrinogen
What does the Rh factor in blood typing determine?
Whether the blood type is positive or negative
Which blood component fights infection?
White blood cells (WBCs)
Agglutination in B and Rh wells, but not in A well. What’s the blood type?
B+
What type of white blood cell produces antibodies?
Lymphocytes
Which plasma protein plays a key role in osmotic pressure?
Albumin
If a person has agglutination in the B well but not the A or Rh wells, what is their blood type?
B-
What protein in red blood cells binds oxygen?
Hemoglobin
Agglutination in A and B wells, but not in the Rh well. What’s the blood type?
AB-
Which white blood cells are the first to respond to infection by engulfing bacteria?
Phagocytes
What component of blood is yellow?
Plasma