Blood
Across
- 2. a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
- 3. An organism that can be seen only through a microscope
- 4. a type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the body’s immune system
- 6. Mature red blood cells
- 8. White blood cell that originate in the bone marrow and are part of the body’s innate immune system
- 9. Small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
- 11. a type of white blood cell that plays a role in the immune system
- 13. Foreign substances that trigger the immune system to produce antibodies to fight them off
- 14. A type of blood cancer that originates in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found in the bone marrow
- 15. Chemical substances that act like a messenger molecule in the body
Down
- 1. a low number of platelets in the blood
- 5. a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow
- 7. Causes by to much red blood cell breakdown or liver injury
- 10. type of white blood cell that are apart of immune system, help body fight against disease and infection
- 12. Infection of blood by bacteria or viruses