Blood Crossword

6. blood cell that is responsible for carrying oxygen to tissues, contains millions of hemoglobin
7. the last step of hemostasis in which fibrin forms a mesh cover over RBCs and platelets
9. imbalance of RBCs that can be caused by high altitudes or bone marrow cancer
11. the formed element that is responsible for forming a plug in the second step of hemostasis
12. makes up 55% of blood- the fluid matrix
13. the largest WBC that acts as a macrophage in chronic infections

1. this hormone would be present in high amounts after an injury resulting in the loss of RBCs
2. the middle layer of centrifuged blood that contains leukocytes and platelets (1% of blood)
3. a condition that occurs when you have an infection (an increase in WBCs)
4. lymphocytes and monocytes are considered these because they lack granules in their cytoplasm
5. granulocyte with lobed nuclei- most numerous leukocyte
8. the process of blood cell formation, occurs in red bone marrow
10. the process that stops the loss of blood from a damaged vessel