Blood Typing

1.Major Types of Blood:

-A : have A antigens on your red blood cells

-B: have B antigens on your red blood cells

-AB : have both A and B antigens on your red blood cells

-O : Have no antigens on your red blood cells

2. Ability:

-A: can give to A and AB; can recieve from A and O

-B: can give to A and AB; can recieve from B and O

-AB: can give to AB; can recieve from A, B, AB, and O

-O: can give to A, B, AB, and O; can receive from O

3. Positive and Negitive:

-Positive: does have Rh antibodies naturally in the blood plasma

-Negitive: does not have Rh antibodies naturally in the blood plasma; but can develop them from a blood transfusion