Blood Crossword

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  1. 2. blood is the only _______________ tissue
  2. 3. a loose blood clot that plugs/blocks a smaller blood vessel
  3. 9. white blood cells that include lymphocytes and monocytes
  4. 13. red blood production in the red bone marry through mitosis
  5. 15. prothrombin activator converts prothrombin to ________________
  6. 17. a clot in the wrong place
  7. 18. a disorder described as too many RBCs, increasing the blood viscosity
  8. 19. the only white blood cells that are NOT phagocytic
Down
  1. 1. white blood cells that include basophils, neutrophils and eosinophils
  2. 4. the vitamin needed for DNA synthesis in red blood cells
  3. 5. white blood cells that may become macrophages
  4. 6. biconcave disc-shaped bag of hemoglobin (anucleate)
  5. 7. platelets are fragments of this kind of cell
  6. 8. another term for platelets
  7. 10. insoluble mesh that strengthens a blood clot
  8. 11. 65% of our iron is bound in this red blood cell protein
  9. 12. quick localized response to bleeding (a.k.a. clotting)
  10. 13. a loose clot in the bloodstream
  11. 14. a blood disorder described as not having enough red blood cells ("lacking blood")
  12. 16. white blood cells