Across
- 3. red blood cells arise from this type of cell
- 5. the inner layer of a blood vessel is the tunica ______
- 7. when your red blood cell count is too low
- 8. a hormone that decreases blood pressure
- 10. also known as blood clotting
- 11. what oxygen binds to
- 15. a red blood cell protein that helps maintain its structure
- 17. a leukocyte that can turn into a macrophage
- 18. cell fragments found in blood
- 19. a leukocyte found in lymphatic tissue
- 20. a leukocyte that fights against parasitic infection
- 21. a leukocyte that releases histamine and heparin
Down
- 1. a hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis
- 2. the outer layer of a blood vessel is the tunica _______
- 4. the middle layer of a blood vessel is the tunica _____
- 6. the process that stops bleeding
- 9. the nonliving fluid matrix in blood
- 12. low white blood cell count
- 13. the organ where old red blood cells are removed
- 14. a disorder where blood clotting occurs in an unbroken blood vessel
- 16. a leukocyte that destroy bacteria
- 18. when your red blood cell count is too high
