Match the term with the description or definition.

a. red blood cell
b. lymphocyte
c. thrombocyte
d. globulin
e. serum
f. basophil
g. albumin
h. eosinophil
i. plasma
j. fibrinogen
k. hematopoiesis
l. leukemia
m. platelet
n. embolus
o. formed elements
p. anemia
q. thrombus
r. hematocrit test

1. _____ Plasma protein that helps thicken the blood

2. _____ White blood cell that helps protect against parasites

3. _____ White blood cell that can be made in lymphatic tissue

4. _____ Plasma protein necessary for blood clot formation

5. _____ Another term for platelet

6. _____ White blood cell that secretes heparin

7. _____ Liquid part of the blood

8. _____ Plasma protein that includes antibodies

9. _____ Another term for erythrocyte

10. _____ Liquid part of the blood minus the clotting factors

11. _____ A formed element in the blood important in blood clot formation

12. _____ Process of blood cell formation

13. _____ A measure of the total blood volume made up by red blood cells

14. _____ Part of a blood clot that has dislodged and is circulating through the bloodstream

15. _____ A term for a number of conditions in which the blood is unable to carry a sufficient amount of oxygen

16. _____ Term for all the cells and cell fragments suspended in the blood

17. _____ A term used to describe a number of blood cancers affecting white blood cells

18. _____ A blood clot that stays in the place where it was formed


1. g. albumin

2. h. eosinophil

3. b. lymphocyte

4. j. fibrinogen

5. c. thrombocyte

6. f. basophil

7. i. plasma

8. d. globulin

9. a. red blood cell

10. e. serum

11. m. platelet

12. k. hematopoiesis

13. r. hematocrit test

14. n. embolus

15. p. anemia

16. o. formed elements

17. l. leukemia

18. q. thrombus

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