AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

TRANSFUSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mackenzie has blood type B+, she can receive blood from which blood donors?
A
B+, B-, O+, O-
B
B+, A-, O+, O-
C
B+
D
O-
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -B positive patients can receive blood from B positive, B negative, O positive and O negative donors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Group B can donate red blood cells to B’s and AB’s. Group A can donate red blood cells to A’s and AB’s. Group O can donate red blood cells to anybody. It’s the universal donor.

Detailed explanation-3: -A person with type A blood receiving a transfusion of type B or AB blood would have an ABO incompatibility reaction. In an ABO incompatibility reaction, your immune system attacks the new blood cells and destroys them. If you have type AB blood, you have both A and B antigens.

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