Final answer:
The true statement is that a person with type B blood can receive types B and O blood cells. Type O individuals are universal donors, and those with type AB blood are universal recipients, able to receive blood from any ABO type without an immune reaction. Therefore, the correct option is b.
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct statement from the options provided is that a person with type B blood can receive types B and O blood cells. This is because type B blood has B antigens on the surface of the red blood cells and naturally occurring anti-A antibodies in the plasma. Therefore, if they receive type A or AB blood, the anti-A antibodies in their plasma would react with the A antigens on the transfused red blood cells, leading to a potentially dangerous reaction. Thus, they can only receive blood types that do not contain A antigens, which are type B (their own type) and type O, which has neither A nor B antigens on the red blood cells and is known as the universal donor.
People with type O blood, being universal donors, do not have A or B antigens on their red blood cells, which means their blood can be given to any person with any ABO blood type without causing an immune response. However, because they have both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in their plasma, they can only safely receive type O blood themselves.
People with type AB blood are referred to as the universal recipients because they have both A and B antigens on their red blood cells and no anti-A or anti-B antibodies in their plasma, meaning they can receive red blood cells from any ABO blood type without an immune reaction.