Blood groups

• universal recipient

  AB
• Why is AB the universal recipient?

  no antibodies to attack the donated blood
• universal donor

  O
• Why is O the universal donor?

  no antigens on the RBC for the recipients antibodies to attack
• antigen

  protein on the RBC's plasma membrane; determines blood type
• antibodies

  protein in the plasma that binds to a specific antigen
• agglutination

  antibodies bond to antigens and cause blood to clump and RBCs to rupture
• anti-A binds to

  A antigen
• Type A has ________ antigen(s)

  A
• Type B has ________ antigen(s)

  B
• Type AB has ________ antigen(s)

  A and B
• Type O has ________ antigen(s)

  no
• Type A has ________ antibodies

  anti-B
• Type B has ________ antibodies

  anti-A
• Type AB has ________ antibodies

  no
• Type O has ________ antibodies

  anti-A and anti-B