Blood and Immunity — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which blood type does not have any group antigens on RBC surfaces? _____

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Flashcard 2: What unique antibodies in plasma do patients with the A blood type have? _____

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Flashcard 3: What is the formula for calculating Blood volume from Plasma volume and hematocrit? _____

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Flashcard 4: Patients with the B blood type cannot receive which blood types? _____

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Flashcard 5: oral polio vaccine produces _____ immunity

Answer: humoral and local

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Flashcard 6: Differentiation of helper T cells to _____ is induced by IL-1, IL-6 and TGF-

Answer: Th17

Flashcard 7: Endothelial cells prevent thrombosis by blocking exposure to underlying _____ and tissue thromboplastin

Answer: subendothelial collagen

Flashcard 8: The first step of primary hemostasis is _____ of the damaged vessel; which is mediated by reflex neural stimulation and endothelin-1 release from endothelial cells

Answer: transient vasoconstriction

Flashcard 9: IgA is transported through the mucosa via binding between the _____ of IgA and the polymeric Ig receptor on epithelial cells

Answer: J chain

Flashcard 10: Activation of the coagulation cascade requires _____ ions derived from platelet dense granules

Answer: Ca2+