Across
- 4. formed elements that are cell fragments, are needed for the clotting process
- 5. makes up the majority of formed elements- known as hematocrit
- 8. a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
- 10. protein responsible for red blood cells ability to carry oxygen
- 11. the third step of hemostasis when fibrin forms a clotting mesh
- 12. the fluid matrix of blood, makes up 55% of blood
Down
- 1. cancer of the WBCs
- 2. excessive or abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
- 3. most abundant WBC, acts as phagocyte
- 6. the process of blood cell formation
- 7. if you were to separate blood in a centrifuge, this would be the middle layer composed of WBCs and platelets
- 9. WBC involved in parasitic infections