Blood Unit Physfolio
Across
- 3. "flag" or protein on RBC
- 7. leukemia involving increased production of neutrophils and less RBCs
- 10. platelets are actually only _____ of cells
- 12. function of RBCs is to carry _____
- 14. excessive number of RBCs
- 18. where RBCs mature for 3-5 days
- 19. anemia caused by lack of iron consumption/absorption
- 21. RBCs are _____ discs
- 23. caused by HIV
- 24. red blood cells
- 28. what is the matrix of blood?
- 29. when antigens and antibodies match and form clumps
- 33. involves lack of one of the plasma factors
- 36. anemia caused by RBCs rupturing
- 38. function of plasma is to maintain blood ____
- 40. process that is illegal and tied to polycythemia
- 41. virus that attacks helper T-Lymphocytes
- 42. original cell that branches off into other ones
- 43. proteins in plasma
- 45. WBC that eats dead cells
- 46. decreased oxygen carrying capacity
- 47. average (low end) amount of million RBCs per mm^3
- 48. do males or females usually have higher RBC volumes?
Down
- 1. erythrocytes _____ reproduce
- 2. cancer of the WBC-forming tissue
- 4. a thrombus that has broken off and is floating freely
- 5. WBC that fights viruses
- 6. how many types of lymphocytes are there?
- 7. cell that branches into basophil, neutrophil, and eosinophil
- 8. during HCT, the layer of WBCs and platelets
- 9. average amount of blood (in pints)
- 11. leukemia involving increased production of lyphoblasts
- 13. test to find RBC volume
- 15. white blood cells
- 16. reason for clotting is to maintain ________
- 17. infectious ______ infects lymphocytes, nasal cells,etc.
- 20. anemia due to excessive blood loss
- 22. fights allergies and least abundant WBC
- 25. RBCs contain this to help it carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 26. a test of bloods prior to transfusion to check for agglutination
- 27. anemia that is genetic and causes misshapen RBCs
- 30. other name for platelets
- 31. hemophilia _ is most common and lacks factor VIII
- 32. WBC that fight bacteria
- 34. WBC that fights allergies
- 35. to clog
- 37. clot inside an intact vessel
- 39. agglutination restricts ____ of blood
- 43. anemia caused by bone marrow failing to make RBCs
- 44. WBCs are the ______ system for the body