Across
- 1. which blood group is called the universal recipient? (2)
- 3. thin pale yellow watery liquid part of the blood (5)
- 5. how mnay main blood groups are there? (4)
- 6. fragments of cells that help blood to clot (9)
- 7. formed when haemoglobin combines with oxygen (18)
- 11. the iron-containing protein in red blood cells (12)
- 13. which blood cells main role is to protect from disease? (5)
- 14. the name for any disease-causing micro-organism (8)
Down
- 1. means to "clump together" (11)
- 2. red blood cells do not have one of these (7)
- 4. the name for the fatty deposits that cause blocked coronary arteries (8)
- 6. most white blood cells are this type, they ingest bacteria to destroy it (9)
- 8. the name for permanently high blood pressure (12)
- 9. medical name for red blood cells (12)
- 10. the name for the chest pain caused by blocked coronary arteries (6)
- 12. which blood group is called the univeral donor? (1)