Blood and hematopoiesis

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Across
  1. 3. special characteristics of red blood cells of birds, reptiles, amphibians & fish
  2. 4. bone marrow that produces blood cells and stores iron
  3. 7. immature neutrophils
  4. 10. granules contain histamine
  5. 11. primary site of postnatal hematopoiesis
  6. 13. percentage of whole blood that consists of formed elements
  7. 15. cytology stain using eosin and new methylene blue
  8. 16. least numerous formed element in blood
  9. 17. major players in the adaptive immune response
  10. 18. lacks coagulation proteins and placed in separator tubes
  11. 19. cell-mediated immunity
  12. 21. megakaryocytic maturation
  13. 23. humoral immunity
  14. 24. most abundant component of plasma
  15. 25. immature red blood cells
  16. 26. red blood cell maturation
  17. 27. most numerous white blood cell
Down
  1. 1. most numerous formed element in blood
  2. 2. cell maturation regulated by inflammatory cytokines
  3. 5. frequently present in hypersensitivity reactions and helminthic parasites infections
  4. 6. second most numerous formed element in blood
  5. 8. found in the vasculature and placed in anticoagulant blood tubes
  6. 9. specialized connective tissue containing plasma
  7. 12. abundant and blue nucleus, frequently vacuolated, usually largest cell on blood films
  8. 14. species variation of neutrophils found in rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, reptiles, and amphibians
  9. 20. marrow bone marrow containing fatty tissue
  10. 22. progenitor of platelets