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