Across
- 4. the protein in red blood cells that actually carries the oxygen
- 6. a fancy word for blood clotting
- 9. a fancy word for platelets
- 11. where new blood cells are formed
- 13. a cellular part of the blood; carries oxygen
- 14. first step of forming a blood clot when the blood vessel constricts
- 16. a baby blood cell; a type of stem cell that forms into blood cells
- 17. the antigen referred to in the + or - part of a blood type
- 21. a cellular part of the blood; immune system cells
- 24. type of anemia where blood cells are shaped wrong
- 26. a product of the immune system that helps protect against foreign invaders
- 27. a fancy word for white blood cells
- 29. reduced ability of blood to carry oxygen
- 31. when a blood cell bursts
- 32. a cellular part of the blood; form blood clots
- 33. protein mesh that helps form a blood clot
Down
- 1. anyone with the blood type O-
- 2. a blood test that determines the relative amount of red blood cells in a blood sample
- 3. blood clot that moves in a blood vessel
- 5. a "plug" that forms to stop bleeding
- 7. anyone with the blood type AB+
- 8. bone marrow cancer
- 10. blood clot that is stuck in a blood vessel
- 12. when the blood clumps up during blood typing or a reaction to transfusion of the wrong blood type
- 15. when the fibrin starts to trap red blood cells in a blood clot
- 18. refers to the A, B, AB, and O blood types
- 19. fluid tissue that carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and other substances
- 20. the process of making new blood cells
- 22. disorder when blood does not clot properly
- 23. a bunch of sticky platelets that clog up a damaged area and signal for more platelets to come
- 25. a fancy word for red blood cells
- 28. a "tag" on the surface of cells for identification, etc.; this is what determines the blood type
- 30. the liquid portion of blood; made mostly of water