Across
- 3. The term used to describe cells that have no nucleus
- 4. The term used to describe the group of cells that the red blood cell belongs to
- 6. The hormone that promotes the formation of red blood cells
- 7. The term used to describe the shape of the red blood cell
- 8. The process by which red blood cells are formed
- 10. The protein in the red blood cell that is responsible for the transport of gases and gives blood its colour
- 13. The term given to the rupturing or destruction of red blood cells
- 14. Red blood cells are initially produced with a nucleus, they lose the nucleus upon
- 15. The gas that is transported from the lungs to the cells in the body
Down
- 1. The condition that results from the lack of red blood cells in the body
- 2. This gas that is transported to the lungs and removed through exhaling
- 4. The scientific name given to red blood cells
- 5. Red blood cells are often measured in this unit
- 9. The part of the body where red blood cells are produced
- 11. The feature that aids the red blood cell's movement through various blood vessels
- 12. The process that mature red blood cells are unable to under go due to their lack of a nucleus and other organelles
