Across
- 3. the engulfing of foreign material
- 5. white blood cell
- 8. a formed element of the blood that is active in hemostasis
- 11. inborn defense mechanisms, nonspecific
- 12. a granular leukocyte that stains strongly with basic dyes
- 14. deficiency in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood
- 15. the fluid that circulates through the cardiovascular system
- 20. a simple protein found in blood plasma
- 21. the iron containing pigment in red blood cells that transports energy
- 23. cellular components of blood
- 24. the stoppage of bleeding
- 26. a substance that causes an allergic response
Down
- 1. a red blood cell
- 2. granular leukocyte that stains strongly with acidic dyes
- 4. substance that separates charged particles
- 6. a white blood cell that does not have visible granules inn its cytoplasm
- 7. liquid portion of blood
- 9. the rupture of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin
- 10. a protein produced in response to and interacting specifically with an antigen
- 13. acquired during life and is specific
- 16. protection against disease
- 17. an immature neutrophil with a nucleus in the shape of a band
- 18. blood clotting
- 19. the protein that forms a clot in the blood coagulation process
- 22. a granular leukocyte that stains weakly with both acidic and basic dyes
- 25. a substance that induces the formation of an antibody
