Function and Composition of the Blood Brought to you by the Cogix Crossword Wizard

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2 Provides this for body temperature 1 Provides this for fluid losses at damaged sites
9 Separation of plasma from formed elements 3 For blood, it's usually 100.4 deg F or 38 deg C.
12 The cells and functional proteins of the blood 4 Capillary blood is used to make this, good for picking out formed elements
13 The blood cells that defend the body against attack 5 Five times that of water, due to formed elements, proteins and the nature of water
14 The ground substance of the blood 6 This kind of puncture is used to draw blood that shows efficiency of gas exchange
15 Popular because superficial veins are easy to find, vein walls are thin and venous blood pressure is low 7 Provides this for dissolved gases, nutrients, hormones, metabolic wastes
17 Plasma plus formed elements 8 Membrane bound, contribute to blood clotting
10 Provides this for toxin and pathogen incursions
11 Provides this for the pH and electrolytes of interstitial fluid
14 Usually a little alkaline, like 7.35-7.45
16 The blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide


Reference

Martini, Frederic H. and Bartholomew, Edwin F. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. 2000: Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

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