Across
- 4. the liquid portion of blood that suspends red blood cells, platelets, and other cells within our bloodstream
- 7. In tissue Hb combines with carbon dioxide and forms this
- 9. It is produced from pluripotent hemopoietic stem cells, which is present in the bone marrow
- 12. red blood cells
- 14. the erythrocyte count is less than normal
- 15. red blood cell that is paler that is due to decreased hemoglobin
- 16. white blood cells
- 18. is the rupturing of erythrocytes and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid
- 21. is when the pH range is more than 8.5
- 22. pressure that is the minimum amount needed to prevent osmosis
- 25. pressure that is exerted by blood plasma proteins.
- 26. The rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of one hour
- 27. gravity that is the ratio of density of a substance to the density of a reference substance
- 28. protein that functions in blood clotting
- 29. for blood it can be described as the thickness and stickiness of blood
Down
- 1. are proteins that exist on the surface of every RBC
- 2. test that measures the proportion of red blood cells in your blood.
- 3. platlets
- 5. movement of water from high to low concentration
- 6. protein that is the major component of oncotic pressure and regulation of pH
- 8. number of seconds to complete one cycle of circulation
- 10. process by which red blood cells are produced
- 11. solution with the same concentration .9%
- 13. The process of receiving blood products into one’s circulation intravenously.
- 17. small sized RBCs
- 19. salt concentration is less than .9%
- 20. Blood is this type of tissue
- 23. formation of blood cellular components
- 24. salt concentration more than .9%