Phlebotomy & the Lab

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color (10)
  2. 4. A localized swelling filled with blood (8)
  3. 5. The tenth month of the Hindu calendar (3)
  4. 7. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (4)
  5. 8. Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms (7)
  6. 9. Someone who practices ___ (12)
  7. 10. A medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids (7)
  8. 11. A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues (10)
  9. 14. Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart (8)

Down

  1. 1. The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid (11)
  2. 3. Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules (9)
  3. 6. An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension (10)
  4. 10. An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates (5)
  5. 12. The colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells (6)
  6. 13. A leukocyte with ___ granules easily stained by basic stains (8)
  7. 15. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (6)