Across
- 8. What is stored in the axial skeleton, ribs, pelvis, as well as the long bones of infants
- 10. Globular protein with 2 alpha and 2 beta chains that can bind 4 oxygen molecules
- 11. The hormone that tells bone marrow to produce more RBCs, affected by: altitude, blood donation, kidney failure, and renal stenosis
- 12. Accumulation of bilirubin that would normally be excreted by the liver
- 13. Liquid extracellular matrix that makes up 55% of total blood and is composed of water, hormones, proteins, glucose, etc
- 14. The component of blood that makes up 1% of the total volume and is composed of white blood cells and platelets
- 15. Makes up 45% of total blood volume and is composed of RBCs and hematocrit
Down
- 1. Biconcave discs with strong, flexible membrane, no nucleus, and no mitochondria, full of hemoglobin
- 2. The fraction of blood that, following centrifugation, is composed of mainly WBCs and platelets
- 3. The oxygen state of the blood that is sensed by the kidneys, leading to RBC production
- 4. Iron center of hemoglobin
- 5. Its globular protein is broken down into amino acids
- 6. The process by which formed elements of the blood develop
- 7. Disease state that can be caused by lack of RBC production, early RBC death, or rate of RBC destruction exceeding rate of production
- 9. The lifespan of an RBC in circulation (hint: # of days spelled out)