Across
- 2. The shape of red blood cells in sickle cell disease
- 4. Cells involved in the immune response and fighting infections
- 6. The body’s first responders to bacterial infections
- 7. Fragments of red blood cells, often seen in hemolytic anemia
- 9. A disorder with an abnormally high number of red blood cells
- 10. A type of white blood cell with multi-lobed nuclei
- 11. The test that measures the amount of hemoglobin in the blood
- 13. Blood cells responsible for oxygen transport
Down
- 1. Immature white blood cells found in leukemia
- 3. The process by which the body stops bleeding
- 5. Common type of anemia involving small, pale red blood cells
- 8. The percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells
- 12. Increased numbers of this cell type often suggest an allergic reaction or parasitic infection