Across
- 4. a molecule that interacts with calcium in the coagulation cascade and prevents clotting; used as an anticoagulant for blood collection, processing and storage.
- 5. Monitors pressure in the donor line.
- 9. A mode which fills the bowl with anticoagulated blood from a donor.
- 10. Using precautions or techniques to avoid contamination by disease producing organisms.
- 13. Blood cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and return carbon dioxide to the lungs.
Down
- 1. Puncture of a vein for any purpose.
- 2. A sensitivity caused by the binding of calcium in the body by higher than normal levels of citrate in the circulatory system.
- 3. Moves blood components into and out of the bowl.
- 6. The fluid portion of the blood.
- 7. The force that tends to propel a particle outward from a center of rotation.
- 8. Monitors for a change in the density of the plasma.
- 11. A cell fraction that assists in clotting.
- 12. A procedure involving separation and removal of a desired blood product.