MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a person has a specific anitgen, that means that he/she ____ recieve blood from someone with a different specific surface protein.
A
can
B
cannot
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, people with type A blood will have the A antigen on the surface of their red cells (as shown in the table below). As a result, anti-A antibodies will not be produced by them because they would cause the destruction of their own blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Red blood cells have markers on their surface that characterize the cell type. These markers (also called antigens) are proteins and sugars that our bodies use to identify the blood cells as belonging in us. The two main blood groups are ABO and Rh.

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