Blood Crossword Puzzle 1

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Across
  1. 2. Cross _____ is a blood test for identification of blood type using antibodies and small samples of blood
  2. 5. Protein-containing storage form of iron found in the bone marrow, liver, and spleen
  3. 7. Clustering of cells into masses linked by antibodies
  4. 8. Compound of carbon dioxide and hemoglobin, and one of the ways in which carbon dioxide is carried in the blood
  5. 10. Thrombus that has broken free from the blood vessel wall and entered the circulation
  6. 11. Gradual degradation of a blood clot
  7. 14. Bone marrow cell that produces platelets
  8. 18. (also, immunoglobulins or gamma globulins) antigen-specific proteins produced by specialized B lymphocytes that protect the body by binding to foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses
  9. 19. Aggregation of fibrin, platelets, and erythrocytes in an intact artery or vein
  10. 21. Elevated level of hemoglobin, whether adaptive or pathological
  11. 22. ____ lymphocytes are lymphocytes that provide cellular-level immunity by physically attacking foreign or diseased cells
  12. 23. Blood protein active in fibrinolysis
  13. 24. Cancer involving leukocytes
  14. 25. (also, antibodies or gamma globulins) Antigen-specific proteins produced by specialized B lymphocytes that protect the body by binding to foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses
Down
  1. 1. Hematopoietic stem cell that gives rise to the formed elements of blood
  2. 3. Condition in which there are too few platelets, resulting in abnormal bleeding (hemophilia)
  3. 4. A _____ donor is an individual with type O− blood
  4. 6. A bone ____ biopsy is a diagnostic test of a sample of red bone marrow
  5. 9. Granular ______ have leukocytes with abundant granules in their cytoplasm; specifically, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
  6. 12. Granulocytes that stain with a basic (alkaline) stain and store histamine and heparin
  7. 13. _____ stem cells are a type of hematopoietic stem cells that gives rise to lymphocytes, including various T cells, B cells, and NK cells, all of which function in immunity
  8. 15. Genetic disorder characterized by inadequate synthesis of clotting factors
  9. 16. Immature erythrocyte that may still contain fragments of organelles
  10. 17. _____ killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes capable of recognizing cells that do not express “self” proteins on their plasma membrane or that contain foreign or abnormal markers; provide generalized, nonspecific immunity
  11. 20. The ____ pathway is the initial coagulation pathway that begins with tissue damage and results in the activation of the common pathway