Across
- 3. percentage of people who are Rh-negative
- 4. how days is the life span of a red blood cell
- 6. blood cells that engulf bacteria
- 8. what initiate blood clotting
- 11. where red blood cells are formed
- 13. amount of blood in liters in an average sized person
- 14. most important function of the red blood cell is to carry this
- 16. universal donor blood type
- 17. a deep clot
- 18. blood protein that controls osmotic pressure
- 20. most abundant compound in plasma
- 22. the iron protein that make up red blood cells
- 23. blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 24. a disorder of a low iron/hemoglobin levels
Down
- 1. function is to destroy invading organisms
- 2. how does a person contract sickle cell anemia
- 5. who is responsible for the ABO blood group system
- 7. type of leukemia that has little to no symptoms
- 9. percentage of the body weight that is made up of blood volume
- 10. blood protein that aids in clotting
- 12. least common blood type
- 14. most common blood type
- 15. organ that helps to recycle old red blood cells
- 19. where antibodies are found
- 21. universal recipient blood type