Across
- 2. platelets
- 5. A person trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical
- 8. red blood cells
- 9. Plenty of oxygen:bright red
- 11. white blood cells
- 12. Protein that does not belong inside the body
- 13. A decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of RBC
- 17. required for blood clotting
- 18. Protein the body produces to "attack" any foreign material
- 19. Low in 02, dark red
- 20. Broken apart into amino acid groups and use by cells
Down
- 1. Is a hormone that increases production of RBCs
- 3. Formation of erythrocytes
- 4. Formation of all blood cells
- 6. Striped of it's iron and converted to bilirubin
- 7. Blood collected from a superficial vein
- 10. category: Granulocyte
- 14. Is released whenever the tissues are experiencing hypoxia
- 15. Include antibodies and transport proteins
- 16. Accounts for over 95% of an RBCs proteins