Circulation and Body Defense - The Blood
Across
- 6. can be administered to prevent blood clots
- 8. maintains body pH/fluid balance/heat
- 10. condition when the mother may have antibodies which may attack and destroy RBC of fetus
- 12. cell fragments needed for blood clotting
- 13. engulf foreign matter by phagocytosis
- 15. needed for liver to make inactive enzymes to help blood clot
- 16. most numerous white blood cell which increase in infection
Down
- 1. can be administered to help blood clot
- 2. most abundant protein needed to maintain osmotic pressure
- 3. white blood cells present which increase in allergic reaction
- 4. biconcave, disc shaped, carry oxygen bound to hemoglobin
- 5. 55% of total blood volume
- 7. prevents circulating blood loss when vessel injured
- 9. active in immunity, located in blood, tissues, and lymphatic system
- 11. type of plug where fragments stick together and adhere to injury
- 12. carries nutrients and oxygen to cells/carries waste products away from tissues
- 14. group of enzymes that participate in immunity