Blood Types
Blood type: A blood type is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells
- There are 8 different possible blood types known as: O negative, O positive, A negative, A positive, B negative, B positive, AB negative, and AB positive.
- Two main blood groups: ABO and Rh
Why are blood types important? The immune system is the body's protection against invaders. It can identify antigens as self or non self. To get a blood transfusion safely, a person's immune system must recognize the donor cells as a match to his or her own cells. If a match isn't recognized, the cells are rejected. (https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/blood-types.html)
If doner cells are rejected, how serious could the consequences be?
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ReplyDeleteIs the immune system the only reason why you have to have a blood match when getting a blood transfer or receiving a donation?
ReplyDeleteWhat happens if two different blood types are put into one body? Would the body reject the blood type that it isn't?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the differences between the blood types A, B, AB, and O?
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