Blood Group: Rh Antigen and Type

They can attack directly, produce antibodies, or trigger other cells to act in destroying the foreign body.

Coagulation or blood clotting

To prevent the immune system from attacking the transfused red blood cells as foreign and destroying them.

<p>A and B</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The immune system recognizes the antigens on the transfused red blood cells as foreign and attacks and destroys them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that the blood is transfused only into compatible recipients.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They function as identification badges, allowing the immune system to recognize the cell as a normal component of an individual's body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It attacks and attempts to destroy them and the cells that carry them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent incompatibility reactions, which can be severe and even life-threatening.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It determines an individual's ABO blood group.</p> Signup and view all the answers