Across
- 3. prevents bleeding when a blood vessel is injured
- 4. arrangement of blood cells within the body
- 8. decreased blood flow
- 9. used to determine the portion, or percentage, of the whole volume of blood occupied by red blood cells
- 14. liquid portion of blood
- 16. loss of water from the body
- 18. immune response which attacks an animals own tissues and cells
- 20. redness, swelling or pain on an area of the body
- 21. number of red blood cells in a unit volume of blood and can be used to detect a problem with red blood cell production
- 23. opening at the top of the thoracic cavity
- 24. soft, fatty tissue within the bone which is a major area for blood cell production
- 25. gland masses or tissue which contain cells
- 26. carries oxygen to the red blood cells and helps move them to other tissues
- 27. relating to the thorax which is the cavity enclosed within the ribs and sternum
- 28. also known as erythrocytes; are responsible for clotting and increase with injury
Down
- 1. small vein located on the inside hind leg
- 2. vein located in the front leg
- 5. also known as thrombocytes; are responsible for clotting and increase with injury
- 6. any of the three large veins in the neck
- 7. small hole on the needle which allows the blood to blow into the syringe
- 10. determines the number and type of blood cells present
- 11. small vein lovated underneath the cattle's tail
- 12. injection within the vein
- 13. deficiency of hemoglobin reducing the number of red blood cells; causes body weakness
- 15. form of cancer of the bone marrow which prevents an animal from producing a normal level of red a white blood cells and platelets
- 17. defend the body from invading organisms
- 19. two large veins near the thigh on the hind leg
- 22. Determination of the cause or nature of a condition