Blood Components

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  1. 3. Red blood cells (RBCs; combine with oxygen in the lungs for transport to tissues
  2. 8. Blood protein that maintains osmotic pressure in blood and tissues
  3. 9. Blood cell formation in the red bone marrow
  4. 13. Piece of a blood clot that dislodges and is circulated in the blood
  5. 14. Blood plasma without the clotting factors
  6. 15. Blood protein that helps with blood clotting
  7. 16. Dissolution of the blood clot
  8. 17. Clumping of red blood cells
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  1. 1. Clotting
  2. 2. White blood cells (WBCs); protects the body from infection
  3. 4. A blood clot
  4. 5. Death of tissues
  5. 6. Blood cells involved in clotting; platelets
  6. 7. Involved in the production of antibodies
  7. 10. Fluid part of the blood
  8. 11. Iron-containing oxygen-transport red blood cells
  9. 12. Blood protein antibodies