T5-3.- Why do blood types matter?

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PEDRO ALVAREZ JIMENEZ
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Question 1

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What are antigens?
Answer
  • Harmful disease-causing microorganisms
  • Any foreign substance that induces an immune response
  • Antibodies produced by the immune system in response to a pathogen

Question 2

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What is the main function of erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
Answer
  • To deliver oxygen to cells
  • To deliver carbon dioxide to tissues
  • Both are correct

Question 3

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If a person inherits the A allele from his mother, and the B allele from his father, what will his blood type be?
Answer
  • Type B
  • Type A
  • None of them

Question 4

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Why are people with Type O blood considered universal donors?
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  • Their erythrocytes have both the A and the B antigens, so their body doesn't make any antibodies
  • Their erythrocytes have neither the A nor the B antigen, so there are no antigens to induce an immune response in the recipient
  • Their erythrocytes have neither the A nor the B antigen, so their body doesn't make any antibodies

Question 5

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What is Rh factor?
Answer
  • Rheumatoid factor, which indicates the probability of suffering Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Rhesus factor, another type of antigen on erythrocytes
  • Red hemoglobin factor, indicating the presence of red blood cells
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