Blood System
Across
- 6. Protein within red blood cells that aids in the transportation of oxygen
- 7. Phag/o
- 9. Condition where red blood cells do not transport oxygen
- 10. Plasma protein that prevents leaks
- 13. A type of white blood cells that coordinate the body's defense system
- 14. Plasma protein that converts to thrombin
- 17. Condition where the mother and fetus blood types are incompatible
- 19. Immature blood cells in the bone marrow
- 22. A blood thinner
- 24. liquid component of blood
- 25. A type of white blood cells released during infections
- 26. help the blood clotting process through coagulation
Down
- 1. Cells that carry oxygen throughout the body
- 2. Disease where there is an excessive increase in white blood cells
- 3. Enzyme critical to the process of blood clotting
- 4. Hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells
- 5. Plasma protein that regulates water movement
- 8. Condition where there is a lack of clotting factor VIII
- 11. Plasma protein that fights off infections
- 12. Leuk/o
- 15. Hemo,hemat/o
- 16. Erythr/o
- 18. Eosino
- 20. Agglutin/o
- 21. Malignant tumor of the bone marrow due to an overproduction of white blood cells
- 23. Cells that fight infections