Across
- 3. cutting prevents bleeding when a blood vessel is injured
- 6. immune response which attacks an animals own tissues and cells
- 7. deficiency of hernoglobin reducing the number the number of red blood cells causes body weakness
- 9. marrow soft fatty tissue within the bone which is a major area for blood cell production
- 10. cell volume number of red blood cells in a unit volume and can be used to detect a problem with red blood cells
- 14. also known as thrombocytes are responsible for clotting and increase with injury
- 15. nodes gland masses swelling or pain on an area of the body
- 18. blood cell count number red blood cells in a unit volume of blood and can be used to detect a problem with red blood cell production
- 20. vein located on the front leg
- 21. arrangement of blood cells within the body
- 23. inlet opening at the top of the therocic cavity
- 24. form of cancer of the bone marrow which prevents an animal producing a normal level of red white blood cells and platelets
Down
- 1. decreased blood flow
- 2. relating to the throax which is the cavity enclosed wihtin the ribs and stermum
- 4. determination of the cause of nature of a condition
- 5. loss of water from the body
- 8. saphaneous small vein located on the inside hind leg
- 9. small hole on the needle which allows the blood to blow into the syringe
- 11. Blood Count determines the number and type of blood cells present
- 12. carries oxygen to the red blood cells and helps move them to other issues
- 13. two large veins near the thigh on the hind leg
- 16. liquid portion of blood
- 17. blood cells defend the body from invading organisms
- 19. any of the three large veins in the neck
- 22. blood cells also known as erythrocytes are produced in bone marrow and carry oxygen tonthe lungs
- 25. injection injection within the vein