ANATOMY CROSSWORD

4. Third type of plasma protein and functions in blood clotting.
6. How blood cells are formed. Starts with hemocytoblasts (stem cells) that become RBC's and many other blood types.
8. People who specialize in blood.
9. The protein that stimulates the production of blood and maintain the correct amount of blood in the body.
13. Chemically neutral white blood cells. First to arrive at site of injury.
14. Orange yellow pigment that is released into the bloodstream. Becomes pigment molecules that give feces and urine its color.
16. Reduced amount of white blood cells.
18. Makes up the majority of plasma proteins. Important in maintaining the osmotic pressure of plasma.
19. White blood cells that attack objects that are coated with antibodies. Usually attack through the exocytosis of toxic compounds
20. White blood cells

1. Increased amount of white blood cells.
2. A plasma transport protein. Used in synthesization of blood and is transferred to liver & spleen and stored in iron complexes
3. Red blood cell formation only occurs in red bone marrow.
5. Protect the body from foreign cells by detecting, producing antibodies, and killing them.
7. Free macrophages engulf compounds bigger than them.
10. Immature red blood cells that are actively synthesizing hemoglobin.
11. Second most abundant proteins in plasma. Include antibodies and transport proteins.
12. Process of transferring blood from one person to another.
15. Protein that is quaternary is needed by RBC's to transport oxygen.
17. Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen within the body.