Across
- 4. Specialized lymphatic tissue in the small intestine involved in monitoring bacteria
- 7. Condition in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells
- 8. These cells target virus-infected and cancerous cells
- 12. The cellular component of blood responsible for oxygen transport
- 15. A clotting factor that helps stabilize the formation of fibrin
- 20. Hormone that regulates platelet production
- 22. Condition characterized by a lack of red blood cells
- 24. Specialized lymph capillaries in the intestines that absorb fats
- 25. Clotting test that evaluates the intrinsic pathway
- 30. Phagocytic white blood cell, abundant in bacterial infections
- 31. Protein that helps maintain osmotic pressure in blood plasma
- 33. Small cell fragments that play a role in blood clotting
- 34. The primary protein involved in blood clotting
- 35. Clinical condition characterized by a high number of red blood cells
- 36. White blood cells with a bilobed nucleus, involved in allergic responses
- 38. Cellular fragments derived from megakaryocytes involved in clotting
- 39. A condition marked by a low number of neutrophils
Down
- 1. Granulocytes that release histamine in allergic reactions
- 2. The yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains proteins and nutrients
- 3. Part of the coagulation cascade involving tissue factor
- 5. Process by which blood is formed in the bone marrow
- 6. Condition characterized by an abnormally high white blood cell count
- 9. Enzyme that converts carbon dioxide into bicarbonate
- 10. Clotting factor that converts prothrombin to thrombin
- 11. Site of T cell maturation
- 13. A hereditary clotting disorder characterized by Factor VIII deficiency
- 14. Biconcave disc-shaped blood cells without a nucleus
- 16. Clear fluid portion of blood, lacking clotting factors
- 17. Type of immune response that involves B cells producing antibodies
- 18. Clear fluid containing white blood cells, proteins, and electrolytes
- 19. Gaseous waste product transported by erythrocytes
- 21. Hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production
- 23. Type of white blood cell responsible for antibody production
- 26. Test used to measure the extrinsic and common coagulation pathways
- 27. Process in which a cell engulfs pathogens or debris
- 28. Lymphatic organ responsible for filtering blood and immune surveillance
- 29. Iron-containing molecule in red blood cells that binds oxygen
- 32. Specialized white blood cells responsible for destroying pathogens through engulfing
- 33. Protein that plays a role in breaking down blood clots
- 37. White blood cell that differentiates into macrophages