Blood Cells

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Across
  1. 7. Similar to 15 down, but benign and on a much lower scale
  2. 9. Protein that oxidizes with iron in blood; is responsible for red color
  3. 11. General term for all White Blood Cells
  4. 12. Produces antibodies to destroy foreign cells; 18 across subtype
  5. 13. Cells stain blue; 3 down subtype
  6. 16. Total number of WBC types
  7. 17. Strep throat, Tonsillitis, Rheumatic fever, sinus infections, bacterium
  8. 18. WBC produced by lymph nodes and spleen
  9. 19. Latin prefix for other term for 6 down
  10. 20. Red Blood Cells
Down
  1. 1. Cells stain red; 3 down subtype
  2. 2. Destroys debris left behind by 4 down; 18 across subtype
  3. 3. Type of WBC with dark staining granules in cytoplasm
  4. 4. Phagocyte; 3 down subtype
  5. 5. A decrease in the number of white blood cells, opposite to 7 across
  6. 6. Clotting cells
  7. 8. Abscesses, clusters, bacteria
  8. 10. Place where RBCs are manufactured
  9. 14. Process when a cell uses its plasma membrane to digest bacteria, or “eat” a large particle
  10. 15. Cancerous condition caused by an abnormal increase in white blood cells