What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood?
Correct answer: C. The RBCs agglutinate
- A. All the arteries constrict
- B. All the arteries dialates
- C. The RBCs agglutinate
- D. The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate
Explanation
Antibodies in incompatible blood react with antigens on the transfused red blood cells, causing the cells to clump, or agglutinate, and possibly rupture. This can block small blood vessels and cause a dangerous transfusion reaction.
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