Exam
Question 1
What is the purpose of an antigen on the red blood cell in an immune
response?
Answer:
Help identify foreign matter
Question 2
True or False: A one-week old newborn will have antibodies present in their
blood.
True
False
begins 2-8 months
Question 3
True or False: A person with Type A blood will contain antigens for Type A.
True
(A antigen is Type A blood)
False
Question 4
True or False: A person with Type O blood will contain antibodies for Type A.
True
Type O has both AB antibodies present
, False
Question 5
A person with type A blood can donate blood to: (Select all that apply)
Type A
Type B
Type AB
Type O
Question 6
A person with type AB blood can accept blood from: (Select all that apply)
Type A
Type B
Type AB
Type O
Question 7
What blood type is the universal recipient? Explain why.
Answer:
Type AB; there are no antibodies present in blood system to attack
donor blood.