1 / 4

Blood: Types and Transfusions

Blood: Types and Transfusions. Where it comes from and where it can go. Blood Types. Discovered by Karl Landsteiner in the early 1900s 4 Types Blood type established genetically Receive one allele from each parent Six possible combinations

sloane-chan
Download Presentation

Blood: Types and Transfusions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Blood: Types and Transfusions Where it comes from and where it can go

  2. Blood Types • Discovered by Karl Landsteiner in the early 1900s • 4 Types • Blood type established genetically • Receive one allele from each parent • Six possible combinations • These genes cause proteins called Agglutinogens to exist on the surface of all RBCs • In addition, other proteins called Agglutinins • Circulate in the plasma • Ensure only blood cells of your blood type exist in the body

  3. Why is blood type important? Two Special Types of Blood O – The universal donor AB – The universal recipient • Receiving a blood transfusion • Donor’s Agglutinogens must match the receivers • If not, Agglutinins will attack • Causing serious, even fatal, complications

More Related