Across
- 2. an agranulocytic leukocyte that performs phagocytosis to fight infection
- 5. a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm
- 6. specialized lymph vessels in the small intestines that absorb fat into the bloodstream
- 11. presence of small red blood cells
- 13. cell fragments in the blood that are essential for clotting
- 14. germ or bud
- 15. protects the body from harmful invading substance; also called leukocyte
- 18. white or pale yellow substance in the lymph that contains fatty substances absorbed by the specialized lymph vessels
- 23. microscopic vessels that lymph from tissues to the lymph vessels
- 25. the protein-iron compound in erythrocytes that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 26. clear fluid
- 27. immune, resistent
- 28. thymus
- 29. formation
- 31. juice
- 32. liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting
Down
- 1. pale in color; lighter in color than normal
- 3. presence of large red blood cells
- 4. process of disease protection induced by exposure to an antigen
- 7. consists of lymph vessels, nodes, and tissues through which lymph drains into the blood
- 8. fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels
- 9. form
- 10. blood
- 12. transports oxygen and carbon dioxide; also called erythrocyte
- 16. clot
- 17. a net
- 19. collecting channels that carry lymph from the lymph nodes to the veins
- 20. spleen
- 21. eat or swallow
- 22. color
- 24. a group of leukocytes without granules in their nuclei
- 30. bone marrow or spinal cord