Chapter 8

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Across
  1. 2. protects the body from harmful invading substances
  2. 3. a test to determine the blood level of hemoglobin
  3. 5. a drug that stops that flow of blood within the vessels
  4. 6. pale in color; lighter in color than normal
  5. 9. an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
  6. 10. incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing
  7. 12. a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm
  8. 18. transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
  9. 20. increased number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood
  10. 22. a substance that, when introduced into the body, causes the formation of antibodies against it
  11. 24. fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels
  12. 26. a drug that prevents clotting of the blood
  13. 27. presence of red blood cells of unequal size
  14. 28. the protein-iron compound in erythrocytes
  15. 29. any neoplastic disorder of lymph tissue
  16. 30. the “S” in AIDS
Down
  1. 1. liquid portion of the blood the remains after clotting
  2. 3. a measurement of the percentage of packed red blood cells in a give volume of blood
  3. 4. removal of thymus
  4. 7. enlargement of the spleen
  5. 8. process of disease protection induced by exposure to an antigen
  6. 11. specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine the absorb fat into the bloodstream
  7. 13. systemic disease caused by infection with microorganisms and their toxins in circulating blood
  8. 14. a decreased number of neutrophils
  9. 15. protein substance in the blood essential to the clotting process
  10. 16. presence of small red blood cells
  11. 17. suffix meaning breakdown or dissolution
  12. 19. breakdown of the red blood cell membrane
  13. 21. presence of large red blood cells
  14. 23. removal of the spleen
  15. 25. an agranulocytic leukocyte that performs phagocytosis to fight infection