Anemia the epidemic

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of ___ (10)
  2. 6. The act or process of ___ (plural) (13)
  3. 9. Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues (8)
  4. 10. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color (10)
  5. 11. Care provided to improve a situation (9)

Down

  1. 1. A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion (6)
  2. 2. A mature ___ ___ that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues (plural) (13)
  3. 4. Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to (plural) (10)
  4. 5. Gas in the air that we need to breathe (6)
  5. 7. A deficiency of red blood cells (6)
  6. 8. A person who is ___ to a particular infection (6)