Blood & Immunity

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Across
  1. 2. Platelets
  2. 6. Red blood cells
  3. 8. sider/o
  4. 9. Iron containing pigment found in RBCs
  5. 15. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  6. 16. ____ carries oxygen and nutrients to the body's cells
  7. 17. White blood cells
  8. 20. The transfer of blood into another person's circulation
  9. 22. The study of blood
  10. 24. Blood disorder when the blood does not clot
  11. 25. The shape of an RBC
  12. 26. Causes RBCs to be abnormally shaped; ____ cell disease
  13. 27. Based on genetic makeup
Down
  1. 1. Carry blood away from the heart
  2. 3. Where new blood cells are created
  3. 4. The stopping of the flow of blood
  4. 5. Ven/o
  5. 7. A, B, AB, O
  6. 10. Systolic/Diastolic; the average is 120/80
  7. 11. Fights any invading germs in the blood
  8. 12. Blood cancer
  9. 13. ____ is 90% water
  10. 14. Acquired during life (not born with)
  11. 18. Mass of coagulated liquid/blood
  12. 19. The ratio of the volume of RBCs to the total blood volume
  13. 21. Protection against disease
  14. 23. Lack of healthy RBCs and hemoglobin