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Chapter 11 Blood Word Search Puzzle

Question	Answer
plasma	the liquid part of the blood
plasma proteins	any of several protiens normally found in the plasma; includes albumins, globins, and fibrinogen
serum	blood plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies
acidosis	condition in which there is an excessive portion of acid in the blood
erythrocytes	red blood cells
leukocytes	white blood cells
thrombocytes	also called platelets; play a role in blood clotting
hemopoesis	blood cell formation
hemoglobin	iron-containing protein in red blood cells
oxyhemoglobin	hemoglobin combined with oxygen
anemia	dificient number of red blood cells or deficient hemaglobin
polycythemia	an excessive number of red blood cells
aplastic anemia	blood disorder characterized by low red blood cell count, caused by destruction of myeloid tissue in the bone marrow
pernicious anemia	deficiency of red blood cells caused by a lack of vitamin B12
Folate-deficiency anemia	blood disorder charactrized by a decrease in red blood cell count, caused by a deficiency of folic acid in the diet (malnourishment)
iron dificiency anemia	when there are inadequate levels of iron in the diet so that less hemoglobin is produced; results in extreme fatigue
hemolytic anemia	any group of blood disorders characterized by deficient or abnormal hemoglobin that causes deformation and fragility of red blood cells (sickle cell anemia, thalassemia)
sickle cell anemia	severe, possibly fatal, hereditary disease caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin
thalassemia	any group of inherited hemoglobin disorders characterized by production of hypochromic, abnormal red blood cells
leukocytosis	abnormally high white blood cell numbers in the blood
leukemia	blood cancer characterized by an increase in white blood cells
thrombosis	formation of a clot in a blood vessel
embolism	obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried into the blood stream
hemophilia	any group of X-linked inherited blood clotting disorders caused by a failure to form clotting factors IIIV, IX, or XI
thrombocytopenia	general term referring to an abnormally low blood platelet count
antigen	substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it
antibody	substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance that has entered the body
agglutinate	antibodies causing antigens to clump or stick together
universal donor	type O blood--always in short supply
uneversal recipient	bloot type AB--it contains neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies in its plasma
anti-	against
erythr-	red
cyt-	cell
hem-	blood
leuk-	white
mono-	single
oxy-	oxygen
phag-	eat
thromb-	clot
a-	without
an-	without
-emia	condition of blood
em-	in, into
-osis	condition of
poly-	multiple
-penia	lack of