heart Crossword Puzzles
The Circulatory System 2016-05-25
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- The two upper chambers of the heart
- High blood pressure
- Damage to part of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen-rich blood supply
- The largest artery in the body
- Pressure of the blood in the arteries
- Exchange materials between the blood and body cells
- The alternating expansion and relaxation of the artery walls
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- Cell fragments that help form blood clots
- cells that fight disease
- Main organ of the circulatory system
- The two lower chambers of the heart
- Picks up the oxygen and delivers it to cells in the body
- A vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body
- Liquid part of the blood
- Blood vessels that carry blood from various parts of the body to the heart
15 Clues: High blood pressure • cells that fight disease • Liquid part of the blood • The largest artery in the body • The two upper chambers of the heart • The two lower chambers of the heart • Main organ of the circulatory system • Pressure of the blood in the arteries • Cell fragments that help form blood clots • A vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body • ...
Circulatory System 2019-10-30
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- a hollow tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs
- a hard connective tissue
- carry our blood back to our heart
- helps the epidermis and enable the kin to thrive
- was a scientist who discoverer the cell theory under a telescope
- is an air way to carry air in you're lugs
- are small blood vessels
- sits at the bottom of you're lungs and it contracts and flattens when you breath
- the bottom chambers of you're heart
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- is the main artery that carries blood away from you're heart
- carry oxygen blood away from the heart
- flexes its forearm
- is the top part of are skin
- can be found in a plant cell only and makes photosynthesis
- the upper chamber of you're heart
15 Clues: flexes its forearm • are small blood vessels • a hard connective tissue • is the top part of are skin • carry our blood back to our heart • the upper chamber of you're heart • the bottom chambers of you're heart • carry oxygen blood away from the heart • is an air way to carry air in you're lugs • helps the epidermis and enable the kin to thrive • ...
Circulatory System (BIOL 172) 2023-03-23
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- cardiac muscle contraction
- How many valves does the human heart have?
- tubes that pump blood away from the heart
- a valve between the left ventricle and aorta
- How many chambers does an amphibian heart have?
- low blood sugar
- ____is the accumulation of fats (LDL cholesterol) in our arteries
- cardiac muscle relaxation
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- ____circuit is when blood flows from the heart to the lungs & skin.
- tubes that have an internal diameter of hairlike thinness
- ____is the expansion of blood vessels (a process of making them wider to increase blood flow)
- another name for red blood cells
- high blood sugar
- tubes that bring blood to the heart
- ____circulatory system is when a pumping structure pumps stuff into a body cavity and bathes the tissues inside
15 Clues: low blood sugar • high blood sugar • cardiac muscle relaxation • cardiac muscle contraction • another name for red blood cells • tubes that bring blood to the heart • tubes that pump blood away from the heart • How many valves does the human heart have? • a valve between the left ventricle and aorta • How many chambers does an amphibian heart have? • ...
domain 1 2024-04-16
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- quick test to check the heart
- indicator of infection, hydration, or metabolism
- patient must provide ____ in order to proceed
- records electrical activity of the heart over 24 hrs
- minimizes exposure
- first step in ensuring that a piece of medical equipment is as clean as possible
- are evaluated on rate, rhythm, and depth
- clean technique
- Protects patient information
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- to facilitate ____, maintain a nonjudgemental attitude & demonstrate good listening behaviors
- records heart rhythm over a period of 14 days to 30 days
- how many identifiers are required before performing any procedure
- identifies the force of blood circulating through the arteries
- used to determine how the heart functions under the increased workload caused by physical exercise
- heart rate is best measured by _______ when an artery can be gently pushed against a bone
15 Clues: clean technique • minimizes exposure • Protects patient information • quick test to check the heart • are evaluated on rate, rhythm, and depth • patient must provide ____ in order to proceed • indicator of infection, hydration, or metabolism • records electrical activity of the heart over 24 hrs • records heart rhythm over a period of 14 days to 30 days • ...
Cardiology Crossword 2022-11-14
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- The smallest type of blood vessel in the body.
- Another name for a heart beat.
- Between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
- Passes the electrical impulses from the SA node to the bundle of His.
- Blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood toward the heart.
- Between the left ventricle and the aorta.
- One of the two upper chambers of the heart.
- Between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
- Drains blood from the upper portion of the body.
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- Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
- The largest type of blood vessel in the body.
- The pacemaker of the heart.
- carries blood from the lower part of the body.
- The largest artery in the body.
- One of the two lower chambers of the heart.
15 Clues: The pacemaker of the heart. • Another name for a heart beat. • The largest artery in the body. • Between the left ventricle and the aorta. • One of the two lower chambers of the heart. • One of the two upper chambers of the heart. • The largest type of blood vessel in the body. • The smallest type of blood vessel in the body. • ...
Chapter 5 2016-10-13
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- form meaning artery or arteries
- attack Infarction
- low blood pressure
- record of electrical activity of the heart
- red blood cells
- put in place to prevent restenosis of a treated artery
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- cell anemia disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
- angioplasty used to reopen a blocked coronary artery
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- vein thrombosis Condition of having a thrombus attached to the interior wall of the deep vein
- hardening of arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaque
- High blood pressure
- fast resting heart rate
- object in blood
- white blood cell
- meaning blood or blood condition
- severe chest pain
17 Clues: object in blood • red blood cells • white blood cell • attack Infarction • severe chest pain • low blood pressure • High blood pressure • fast resting heart rate • form meaning artery or arteries • meaning blood or blood condition • record of electrical activity of the heart • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • angioplasty used to reopen a blocked coronary artery • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle 2014-11-18
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- blood type O is the universal____
- what is the role of blood in the immune system
- diastole is the ____ period of the heart
- which is thicker, artery or vein
- name the valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- blood pressure is measured with what
- the heart beat starts in the _______ node
- lumen are ____ in veins than arteries
- antibodies are produced in response to ____
- blood clotting requires which mineral
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- red blood cells are known as ____
- pulmonary arteries carry ____ blood
- deoxygenated blood returns to the ____ side of the heart
- a bruise is caused by ____ blood cells
- name the outer layer of the heart
- cells that clot the blood are known as ____
- which vessels use valves to move blood
17 Clues: which is thicker, artery or vein • red blood cells are known as ____ • blood type O is the universal____ • name the outer layer of the heart • pulmonary arteries carry ____ blood • blood pressure is measured with what • lumen are ____ in veins than arteries • blood clotting requires which mineral • a bruise is caused by ____ blood cells • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle 2014-11-18
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- name the valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- the heart beat starts in the _______ node
- deoxygenated blood returns to the ____ side of the heart
- blood pressure is measured with what
- red blood cells are known as ____
- antibodies are produced in response to ____
- which is thicker, artery or vein
- blood clotting requires which mineral
- lumen are ____ in veins than arteries
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- a bruise is caused by ____ blood cells
- name the outer layer of the heart
- cells that clot the blood are known as ____
- which vessels use valves to move blood
- blood type O is the universal____
- pulmonary arteries carry ____ blood
- what is the role of blood in the immune system
- diastole is the ____ period of the heart
17 Clues: which is thicker, artery or vein • name the outer layer of the heart • blood type O is the universal____ • red blood cells are known as ____ • pulmonary arteries carry ____ blood • blood pressure is measured with what • blood clotting requires which mineral • lumen are ____ in veins than arteries • a bruise is caused by ____ blood cells • ...
Cardiovascular System 2021-02-01
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- Pumps blood to the rest of the body
- Where unoxygenated blood changes to oxygenated
- Another name for Cardiovascular
- The lower chambers of the heart
- blood reenters the heart through this
- tiny blood vessels that connects arteries and veins
- Unoxygenated blood towards
- Number of Chambers
- Carries blood and nutrients to the body and waste away from the body
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- The doorway from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- Your heart is about this size
- Oxygenated blood away
- The doorway from the left atrium to the left ventricle
- Number of Valves
- Plasma, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets
- The upper chambers of the heart
- First step in blood flow
- valves keep blood moving in this direction
18 Clues: Number of Valves • Number of Chambers • Oxygenated blood away • First step in blood flow • Unoxygenated blood towards • Your heart is about this size • Another name for Cardiovascular • The lower chambers of the heart • The upper chambers of the heart • Pumps blood to the rest of the body • blood reenters the heart through this • valves keep blood moving in this direction • ...
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic System 2017-04-17
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- heart relaxation
- white blood cells
- small artery
- inflammatory chemical that makes blood vessels leaky and attracts other WBCs to inflamed site
- lymphocytes that oversee humoral immunity; descendants differentiate into antibody-producing plasma cells
- double-walled sac around the heart
- WBCs that lack visible cytoplasmic granules
- immunity provided by antibodies released by sensitized B cells and their plasm call progeny
- obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot or air bubble
- a condition marked by severe pain in the chest caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart
- soluble proteins that weave into the fibrin
- graphical record of the electrical activity of the heart
- blood volume (L) ejected per minute by the left ventricle
- immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it
- skin, mucous membranes, and secretions of skin and mucous membranes
- the largest WBC; agranulocyte with abundant cytoplasm and a U-shaped nucleus
- stoppage of bleeding
- harmful or disease-causing microorganisms
- platelets
- lymphocytes that mediate cellular immunity; includes helper, cytoxic, regulatory,and memory
- crescent shaped node of tissue in the right atrium
- only fluid tissue in the body
- substance that the body recognizes as foreign
- nonliving fluid matrix
- tiny white chords that anchor the flaps of the walls to the ventricles
- thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted and whorled into ringlike arrangements; layer that actually contracts
- sets heart rhythm; cross between muscle and nervous tissue
- left side of the heart to the aorta through the whole body to the vena caveae to the right atrium
- any disease resulting from a decrease in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood
- vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
- phagocytic cells, natural killer cells, antimicrobial proteins, inflammatory response, and fever
- group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of several pathogens
- heart contraction
- red blood cells
- when the total WBC count is above 11,000 cells/mm^3
- immunity conferred by T cells
- cone-shaped muscles found in the heart ventricles
- short-term immunity resulting from the introduction of antibodies from another person or animal
- two top chambers that receive blood
- volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle which each heartbeat
- two lower chambers that discharge/pump blood
- vessel that carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- lymphoid organ in the wall of the distal part of the small intestine
- lymphoid mass found low in the throat overlying the heart; functions at peak levels during youth
- tubelike offshoot of the first part of the large intestine
- granule-containing WBCs
- rarest WBC in the body; large histamine-containing granules that stain dark blue
- excess tissue fluid in lymphocytic tissue
- a clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
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- small masses of lymphoid tissue that ring the pharynx
- minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
- blood cell formation
- lymphoid organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates
- the passage of blood cells through intact vessel walls into the tissues
- insufficient number of circulating platelets
- right side of the heart to the pulmonary trunk to the lungs to the pulmonary veins to the left atrium
- clumping of foreign RBCs
- hereditary bleeding disorders that result from a lack of any of the factors needed for clotting; thin blood
- most numerous granulocyte; has a multilobed nucleus
- specialized muscle of the heart
- partition separating the left and right chambers of the heart
- heart attack
- agranulocyte with a large purple nucleus; slightly bigger that RBCs; resides in lymphatic tissue
- granulocyte with a blue-red nucleus shaped like an old fashioned telephone receiver
- immunity present without prior immunization
- red blood cell production
- low blood pressure
- prevent backflow into atria when ventricles contract; bicuspid (left) and tricuspid (right)
- visceral layer; actually part of the heart wall
- thin, glistening sheet of endothelium that lines the heart chambers
- when the bone marrow becomes cancerous and huge numbers of WBCs are turned out rapidly
- iron-bearing protein that transports the bulk of the oxygen in the blood
- number of heartbeats in one minute
- abnormal extra sound during the heartbeat cycle
- long, insoluble, hairlike molecules
- guard bases of the two large arteries leaving the ventricular chambers; pulmonary and aortic
- recognizer of the antigen; binds to antigen
- pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels
- immunity resulting from the production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen
- an excessive or abnormal increase in the number of RBCs
- high blood pressure
- small vein
- mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue; protects upper respiratory and digestive tracts from constant attacks of foreign matter entering these cavities
- blood-clotting
- bottom of the heart
85 Clues: platelets • small vein • small artery • heart attack • blood-clotting • red blood cells • heart relaxation • white blood cells • heart contraction • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • bottom of the heart • blood cell formation • stoppage of bleeding • nonliving fluid matrix • granule-containing WBCs • clumping of foreign RBCs • red blood cell production • only fluid tissue in the body • ...
Our Babies 2025-08-15
17 Clues: Cheer • Champ • Oopsy • Grumpy • I Care • Bedtime • Surprise • Funshine • Day Dream • Love a Lot • True Heart • Best Friend • Smart Heart • Big Funshine • Carl, Birthday • Strawberry Sunrise • Cheecks, Sweet Message
System Review: Cardiac System 2023-09-05
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- tip of the heart helps pump blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body
- regulates blood flow from the upper left chamber into the lower left chamber
- provides oxygen to the heart
- carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and picks up oxygen
- returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body
- receives the oxygenated blood from the longs,covered by the aureole
- helps keep oxygen-rich blood from the lungs from mixing with oxygen-poor blood from the body
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- allows blood to be pumped into the arteries but prevents backflow of blood into the ventricles
- receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium
- gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium
- pumps, lower chambers
- visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer
- returns blood from the upper body to the heart
- receives deoxygenated blood back from the body
- takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue
- controls the flow of blood from your heart's right atrium to the right ventricle
- recieves, ventriclesmbers
- muscular tissue of the heart
18 Clues: pumps, lower chambers • recieves, ventriclesmbers • provides oxygen to the heart • muscular tissue of the heart • visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer • takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue • gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium • returns blood from the upper body to the heart • receives deoxygenated blood back from the body • ...
Cardiovascular System 2021-02-02
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- Plasma, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets
- The lower chambers of the heart
- tiny blood vessels that connects arteries and veins
- The doorway from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- Oxygenated blood away
- valves keep blood moving in this direction
- First step in blood flow
- The doorway from the left atrium to the left ventricle
- Number of Valves
- Where unoxygenated blood changes to oxygenated
- blood reenters the heart through this
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- Pumps blood to the rest of the body
- Your heart is about this size
- Another name for Cardiovascular
- Carries blood and nutrients to the body and waste away from the body
- Unoxygenated blood towards
- The upper chambers of the heart
- Number of Chambers
18 Clues: Number of Valves • Number of Chambers • Oxygenated blood away • First step in blood flow • Unoxygenated blood towards • Your heart is about this size • The lower chambers of the heart • Another name for Cardiovascular • The upper chambers of the heart • Pumps blood to the rest of the body • blood reenters the heart through this • valves keep blood moving in this direction • ...
The Circulatory System 2016-05-25
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- cells that fight disease
- High blood pressure
- Blood vessels that carry blood from various parts of the body to the heart
- Picks up the oxygen and delivers it to cells in the body
- The alternating expansion and relaxation of the artery walls
- The two upper chambers of the heart
- The two lower chambers of the heart
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- Cell fragments that help form blood clots
- A vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body
- The largest artery in the body
- Pressure of the blood in the arteries
- Exchange materials between the blood and body cells
- Liquid part of the blood
- Damage to part of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen-rich blood supply
- Main organ of the circulatory system
15 Clues: High blood pressure • cells that fight disease • Liquid part of the blood • The largest artery in the body • The two upper chambers of the heart • The two lower chambers of the heart • Main organ of the circulatory system • Pressure of the blood in the arteries • Cell fragments that help form blood clots • A vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body • ...
The Circulatory System 2016-05-25
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- Liquid part of the blood
- Exchange materials between the blood and body cells
- Damage to part of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen-rich blood supply
- Picks up the oxygen and delivers it to cells in the body
- Main organ of the circulatory system
- Pressure of the blood in the arteries
- High blood pressure
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- The alternating expansion and relaxation of the artery walls
- The two lower chambers of the heart
- The two upper chambers of the heart
- cells that fight disease
- A vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body
- The largest artery in the body
- Cell fragments that help form blood clots
- Blood vessels that carry blood from various parts of the body to the heart
15 Clues: High blood pressure • Liquid part of the blood • cells that fight disease • The largest artery in the body • The two lower chambers of the heart • The two upper chambers of the heart • Main organ of the circulatory system • Pressure of the blood in the arteries • Cell fragments that help form blood clots • Exchange materials between the blood and body cells • ...
Cardiac activity (Petteri) 2021-12-02
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- passage or airway in the lower respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs
- egment of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood.
- the main artery carrying oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
- the bone cage in front of your lungs, heart, etc.
- receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
- carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
- Flaps that prevent backflow of the blood.
- Allow your ribcage to expand and contact so you can breat.
- vessels that return deoxygenated blood from your organs to your heart.
- Where the oxygen/food you consume enter your body from
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- any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides.
- carries oxygenated blood from the lungs,
- carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
- region of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood to the body.
- The biggest blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood.
- the smallest and the most numerous of blood vessels.
- region of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood to the body.
- a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen
- where the lungs and the blood exchange CO2 and oxygen.
- vessels that return deoxygenated blood from your organs to your heart.
20 Clues: carries oxygenated blood from the lungs, • carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs. • receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. • Flaps that prevent backflow of the blood. • the bone cage in front of your lungs, heart, etc. • the smallest and the most numerous of blood vessels. • egment of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood. • ...
Transport in Animals 2022-09-21
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- largest artery in the body
- form blood clots
- keep blood moving around heart
- transport oxygen around the body
- non-self structure that are bonded to pathogens and alert lymphocytes
- produce antibodies that bond to antigens
- vein that carries blood from the body to the heart
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- smallest type of blood vessel where substance exchange occurs
- fight pathogens
- prevents and fights pathogens
- contain digestive enzymes that digest pathogens within phagocytes
- protective protein that recognises and attacks antigens
- liquid that carries all cells
- heart to lungs
- lungs to heart
- type of white blood cell that engulf pathogen and digest it
- cells lymphocytes that remain in immune system after destroying pathogens, remembers pathogens if reinfection occurs
17 Clues: heart to lungs • lungs to heart • fight pathogens • form blood clots • largest artery in the body • prevents and fights pathogens • liquid that carries all cells • keep blood moving around heart • transport oxygen around the body • produce antibodies that bond to antigens • vein that carries blood from the body to the heart • protective protein that recognises and attacks antigens • ...
Cardiovascular System 2021-02-01
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- Pumps blood to the rest of the body
- Where unoxygenated blood changes to oxygenated
- Another name for Cardiovascular
- The lower chambers of the heart
- blood reenters the heart through this
- tiny blood vessels that connects arteries and veins
- Unoxygenated blood towards
- Number of Chambers
- Carries blood and nutrients to the body and waste away from the body
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- The doorway from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- Your heart is about this size
- Oxygenated blood away
- The doorway from the left atrium to the left ventricle
- Number of Valves
- Plasma, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets
- The upper chambers of the heart
- First step in blood flow
- valves keep blood moving in this direction
18 Clues: Number of Valves • Number of Chambers • Oxygenated blood away • First step in blood flow • Unoxygenated blood towards • Your heart is about this size • Another name for Cardiovascular • The lower chambers of the heart • The upper chambers of the heart • Pumps blood to the rest of the body • blood reenters the heart through this • valves keep blood moving in this direction • ...
Chapter 11 Imbalances 2021-02-11
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- purplish blotches on the skin
- bone marrow becomes cancerous
- rapid uncoordinated shuddering of heart muscle
- inflammation of the pericardium
- crescent-shaped RBCs
- abnormal or unusual heart sounds
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- insufficient number of circulating platelets
- lack of adequate blood supply to heart muscle
- myocardium is deprived of oxygen
- a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
- lack of factors needed for clotting
- repealed bacterial infection of the endocardium
- carrying the gene to offspring but do not show symptoms
- abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
- progressive condition that reflects weakening of the heart
- a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
- clot breaks away from the vessel wall and floats freely in the bloodstream
17 Clues: crescent-shaped RBCs • purplish blotches on the skin • bone marrow becomes cancerous • inflammation of the pericardium • myocardium is deprived of oxygen • abnormal or unusual heart sounds • a clot in an unbroken blood vessel • lack of factors needed for clotting • insufficient number of circulating platelets • lack of adequate blood supply to heart muscle • ...
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 2021-12-21
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- SPECIFIC PROTEINS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE RBC THAT IDENTIFIES THE DIFFERENT BLOOD GROUPS
- LOWER CHAMBERS
- UNIVERSAL RECEPIENT
- REGULATE THE FLOW OF BLOOD IN ONE DIRECTION
- TYPE OF BLOOD CARRIED BY PULMONARY VEIN
- NODES THAT LOCALIZE THE INFECTION AND PREVENT THE SPREADING THE BODY
- VALVE INBETWEEN THE RIGHT AURICLE & VENTRICLE
- MEMBRANE COVERING THE HEART
- UPPER CHAMBERS
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- PRINCIPAL SITE OF GASEOUS& NUTRIENT EXCHANGE
- CELLULAR PART OF LYMPH
- LARGEST ARTERY
- ARTERY THAT SUPPLIES OXYGENATED BLOOD AND NUTRIENTS TO THE MUSCLES OF THE HEART
- cava BLOOD VESSEL THAT CARRIES THE DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM BODY TO THE RIGHT AURICLE OF THE HEART
- FLUID THAT PROTECTS THE HEART FROM JERKS
- PERSON WHO IDENTIFIED THE BLOOD GROUP
- NODE THAT INITIATES HEARTBEAT
17 Clues: LOWER CHAMBERS • LARGEST ARTERY • UPPER CHAMBERS • UNIVERSAL RECEPIENT • CELLULAR PART OF LYMPH • MEMBRANE COVERING THE HEART • NODE THAT INITIATES HEARTBEAT • PERSON WHO IDENTIFIED THE BLOOD GROUP • TYPE OF BLOOD CARRIED BY PULMONARY VEIN • FLUID THAT PROTECTS THE HEART FROM JERKS • REGULATE THE FLOW OF BLOOD IN ONE DIRECTION • PRINCIPAL SITE OF GASEOUS& NUTRIENT EXCHANGE • ...
Acute Responses to Exercise - Cardiovascular & Respiratory 2023-04-02
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- microscopic blood vessels where gas exchange occurs at the alveoli and body cells (including muscle fibres)
- exercise intensity that can be maintained up to but not exceeding 85 percent of your maximum heart rate
- the circuit of flow that goes to the body and back to the heart
- the force of your blood on your artery walls in between beats, during heart relaxation
- the body system made up of the heart, blood and blood vessels with the primary function of transporting oxygen and nutrients
- Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles(tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs)where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
- the narrowing of blood vessels supplying the other organs resulting in reduced blood flow where oxygen demand is lower
- the force of your blood on your artery walls during heart contraction
- the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle each beat measured in ml/beat
- the total volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs in one minute (L/min)
- the number of time the heart contracts in one minute measured in bpm
- blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body
- the maximum number of beats your heart can make per minute normally achieved during incremental exercise such as a VO2Max test
- the total number of breaths taken in one minute (breaths/min)
- the body's immediate, short term changes that occur in response to exercise. usually to increase oxygen uptake
- blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart to the working muscles
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- the maximum volume of oxygen that the body is using for aerobic ATP (energy) production achieved during incremental exercise to exhaustion
- where more blood flow is redirected to the working muscles and less of it goes to other body organs such as the digestive system
- term used to describe a straight-line relationship between two variables such as heart rate and exercise intensity
- the difference in oxygen content between the arteries and veins
- the widening of blood vessels supplying the other organs resulting in increased blood flow where oxygen demand is higher
- the force of your blood on your artery walls
- the movement of gases (including oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the alveoli (lungs) and the capillaries (blood)
- the number of time the heart contracts in one minute while at rest
- the increase in HR in the minutes before exercise commences, usually due to anxiety and adrenalin
- the total volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs in one breath(L/breath)
- the total volume of oxygen that the body is using for aerobic ATP (energy) production
- the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per minute measured in L/min
- o reach a state or level of little or no increase or decrease; to remain at a stable level or to level off
29 Clues: the force of your blood on your artery walls • the total number of breaths taken in one minute (breaths/min) • the circuit of flow that goes to the body and back to the heart • the difference in oxygen content between the arteries and veins • the number of time the heart contracts in one minute while at rest • ...
Circulatory Story 2025-09-16
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- liquid part of the blood
- carries blood away from the heart
- separates the left and right side of the heart
- protein the carries oxygen
- chemical that fights disease
- a one-way door for blood
- cell that carries blood
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- top heart chamber
- the largest artery
- red blood cell
- bottom chamber of the heart
- white blood cell
- fatty substance that builds up
13 Clues: red blood cell • white blood cell • top heart chamber • the largest artery • cell that carries blood • liquid part of the blood • a one-way door for blood • protein the carries oxygen • bottom chamber of the heart • chemical that fights disease • fatty substance that builds up • carries blood away from the heart • separates the left and right side of the heart
Human Body Introductory Crossword 2021-09-09
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- A gas vital for life which we breathe in
- When blood arrives at the lungs it picks up this gas
- The 'n' in Mrs Gren
- This is when your capillaries burst and leak into your body. We would see it as a _______
- These carry blood to the heart
- Found in a cell. It controls the activities of the cell.
- We are many of many cells so we are described as __________
- The nucleus of a cell contains _____
- Where respiration takes place in the cell
- The chambers of the heart found at the bottom
- A specialised cell that carries oxygen
- This organ pumps blood around the body
- Found in plant cells. They are green and absorb sunlight
- This side of the heart is more muscular
- Controls what goes in and out of the cell
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- The 'e' in Mrs Gren
- When many different organs work together they make an _____ ______ (do not put spaces in your answer)
- Found in a plant cell. It stores cell sap.
- The blood comes into the heart from the body. Next it will go to the _______
- A waste gas that the body gets rid of
- A cell found in the lining of the lungs which wafts bacteria away
- When many cells work together they make a _____
- A specialised cell that fights bacteria and viruses
- An organ system responsible for extracting nutrients from food
- A chamber of the heart found at the top
- Something that is made of one cell is described as being __________
- Tiny blood vessels
- These carry blood away from the heart
- These are found in your blood and form scabs
- The name of the chemical found in red blood cells that carry oxygen.
- When many different tissues work together they make an ______
- A jelly-like substance where chemical reactions take place
- Found in a plant cell. It is strong and provides support
- A specialised cell that swims
34 Clues: Tiny blood vessels • The 'e' in Mrs Gren • The 'n' in Mrs Gren • A specialised cell that swims • These carry blood to the heart • The nucleus of a cell contains _____ • A waste gas that the body gets rid of • These carry blood away from the heart • A specialised cell that carries oxygen • This organ pumps blood around the body • A chamber of the heart found at the top • ...
SYSTEMS 2023-10-06
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- also called the windpipe, widest passageway in the respiratory tract
- liquid portion of the blood
- tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
- pumps blood throughout the circulatory system
- a nerve that makes you able to smell
- carry oxygen to other cells of the body
- a large, air-filled space in the skull above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
- inflammation in the airways that can make breathing difficult
- blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- complex protein on red blood cells
- largest organs of the respiratory tract
- the life-sustaining process in which gases are exchanged between the body and the outside atmosphere
- blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide.
- tissue that flows through the circulatory system
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- the narrowest airways of the bronchial tree
- largest artery in the body
- blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
- the airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs
- bones that surround and protect your lungs and heart
- also known as thrombocytes
- help your body fight infection
- also called the voice box
- muscular wall that separates the heart into a right and left side
- lower chamber of the heart
- tiny hairs that move in a wave-like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways
- blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- tissue flap at the entrance to the trachea that closes when you swallow to keep food and liquids out of your airway
- a tube-like structure that connects the nasal cavity and the back of the mouth to other structures lower in the throat
- upper chamber of the heart
- muscle that helps your lungs pull in air and push it out
30 Clues: also called the voice box • largest artery in the body • also known as thrombocytes • lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • liquid portion of the blood • help your body fight infection • complex protein on red blood cells • a nerve that makes you able to smell • carry oxygen to other cells of the body • largest organs of the respiratory tract • ...
The Heart of Africa 2024-11-20
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- last name of the dude that explored the congo river in 1874-77
- a race of sorts that european leaders participated as a part of in relation to Africa
- a country that eventually split apart under the belgian govt.
- the abbreviated form of a country that currently exists in the center of Africa
- the number of men in the private army of the king of belgium
- the first name of the wife of the greedy king of belgium
- the name of the country that at one point ruled the heart of Africa
- the name of a vine that exists in the heart of Africa and is a source of rubber
- the proof of evidence of the private army of the heart of africa, so they can show their superiors that they are working effectively
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- the region in which the heart of Africa is located
- the name of the system in the heart of Africa before 1908
- What the king referred to himself being in relation to his private colony
- the abbreviated form of the organization that ensured that the truth of the happenings in the heart of Africa were spread out and received by most of europe, and the reason why it's proprietor had to give his colony to be controlled by his govt.
- When someone drives fast, they are burning _______?
- a country that existed under a belgian king from 1884-1908
- A book written by Joseph Conrad about a country in Africa
- Name of the private army of a certain Belgian king
- the word that the answers to 6-across, 8-down, and 15-down have in common
- Name of the person that said this quote: "There is really nothing left for us kings except money!"
- what people living in the heart of Africa are called,(like how people living in japan are called japanese.)
20 Clues: the region in which the heart of Africa is located • Name of the private army of a certain Belgian king • When someone drives fast, they are burning _______? • the first name of the wife of the greedy king of belgium • the name of the system in the heart of Africa before 1908 • A book written by Joseph Conrad about a country in Africa • ...
Cardiovascular System 2023-10-24
11 Clues: Illness • Vital Gas • Heart Chamber • Lower heart chamber • An Organ pumping Blood • Lack of proper nutrition • Reddish fluid of our body • The smallest blood vessels • Heart stops beating(2 words) • Blood vessels going back to the heart • Blood vessels reaching out in the tissue
Cardiovascular System 2012-10-12
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- one of the combining forms for vein
- medical term for abnormal heartbeat
- oxygen rich blood runs from arteries and arterioles into these
- tinyblood vessels surrounding lung tissue through which gases pass into and out of the blood
- artery that pumps oxygen-poor blood away from the heart toward the lungs
- disease of heart muscle
- combining form for small arteries
- oxygen-poor blood enters this chamber after passing the tricuspid valve
- pertaining to within a vein
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- myocardial infarction is commonly known as this
- hollow muscular organ that pumps blood all over the body
- high blood pressure condition
- small veins
- hardening of the arteries
- valve separating left atrium from left ventricle
- repairing a blood vessel surgically
- veins and venules run to superior and inferior vena cava and enter this chamber
- pertaining to the heart
- largest artery of the body
19 Clues: small veins • disease of heart muscle • pertaining to the heart • hardening of the arteries • largest artery of the body • pertaining to within a vein • high blood pressure condition • combining form for small arteries • one of the combining forms for vein • medical term for abnormal heartbeat • repairing a blood vessel surgically • myocardial infarction is commonly known as this • ...
Final Exam Review 2023-12-07
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- CPR is a combination of mouth-to-mouth and what else
- heart attack; clot in artery of heart
- term is used to describe the relatively stable set of conditions needed for an organism to survive
- nerve cell
- where food goes after it passes through esophagus
- term for low blood pressure
- virus that causes cold sores
- number of chambers in heart
- where food goes after it passes through stomach
- liquid stool created when intestinal contents move too quickly and water is not absorbed into body
- pink eye
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- medical term for a stroke
- colored part of the eye
- eardrum;part of ear that may be punctured if cotton swab goes too far into ear
- doctor that specializes in the heart
- white of the eye
- lobe of brain responsible for processing vision
- term for high blood pressure
- structure of brain responsible for balance, coordination, and posture
19 Clues: pink eye • nerve cell • white of the eye • colored part of the eye • medical term for a stroke • term for low blood pressure • number of chambers in heart • term for high blood pressure • virus that causes cold sores • doctor that specializes in the heart • heart attack; clot in artery of heart • lobe of brain responsible for processing vision • ...
Body Systems 2020-10-26
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- This is also known as your voice box
- This muscle is found in the heart
- The smallest bone in the body
- The type of muscle found in the digestive system
- This is also known as your windpipe
- The brain weighs this many pounds
- The nervous system depends on tiny cells called ____ to work
- The heart has this many chambers
- These carry blood back to the heart
- Bones meet at the ___
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- The muscles found on the front of your thighs
- Muscles pull on the __ allowing us to move
- The brain has three sections; forebrain, midbrain and ___
- The brain and spinal cord are the _ nervous system
- These carry blood away from the heart
- Bones give our bodies ____
- The circulatory system is made up of blood __
- The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen is called ___
- Bones protect the ___ in our bodies
- The lungs and respiratory system allow us to _
20 Clues: Bones meet at the ___ • Bones give our bodies ____ • The smallest bone in the body • The heart has this many chambers • This muscle is found in the heart • The brain weighs this many pounds • This is also known as your windpipe • Bones protect the ___ in our bodies • These carry blood back to the heart • This is also known as your voice box • ...
Hamilton, Ch 8 Cardiac MT 2026-01-22
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- abbreviation for heart failure
- small brown macules,brought on by sun exposure, usually in a middle-aged or older person
- An inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its vavles
- major type of vessel
- medical word for slow
- the word for the abbreviation of CV
- What the word for the abbreviation HTN
- A ___ medical specialty concerned with disorders of the cardiovascular system
- chest pain caused by obstructions or spasms of the coronary arteries that decrease blood flow to the myocardium
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- excessive amounts of lipids in the blood
- medical word for pulse
- unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin
- abbreviation for sinoatrial
- Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
- Abbreviation for automated external defibrillator
- force exerted by blood against the arterial walls during two phases of a heartbeat
- what's the abbreviation for right atrium
- returns blood to the heart
- heart condition
19 Clues: heart condition • major type of vessel • medical word for slow • medical word for pulse • returns blood to the heart • abbreviation for sinoatrial • abbreviation for heart failure • the word for the abbreviation of CV • What the word for the abbreviation HTN • excessive amounts of lipids in the blood • what's the abbreviation for right atrium • ...
The Cardiovascular System. 2013-03-24
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- Tube like structure that carries blood throughout the body. Includes veins and arteries,
- The smallest blood vessels in the body.
- Carry blood to the heart.
- A machine that monitors blood oxygen levels.
- A waxy substance that can become deadly if it builds up in the arteries.
- One of the two main chambers of the heart.
- Main artery of the body.
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- Thin membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and the surface of the valves.
- When cardiac muscle is destroyed. This is caused by obstruction of blood to the cardiac tissue.
- Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
- Thick wall of the muscle that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
- Also known as white blood cells.
- Blood proteins that target and eliminate foreign antigens and viruses.
- One of several veins that carries blood from the face and neck to the heart.
- Blood is composed of blood vessels and _____.
15 Clues: Main artery of the body. • Carry blood to the heart. • Also known as white blood cells. • The smallest blood vessels in the body. • One of the two main chambers of the heart. • Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. • A machine that monitors blood oxygen levels. • Blood is composed of blood vessels and _____. • ...
Human Body Systems 2025-10-20
15 Clues: skin • lungs • brain • sweat • heart • immune • nervous • muscular • digestive • excretory • circulatory • respiratory • temperature • integumentary • white (blood cells)
Anna Heart Choice Board Crossword 2022-04-01
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- Stops blood from flowing backwards in the heart.
- A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- Supplies oxygenated blood to the circulatory system, the main artery.
- Connection between arteries and veins.
- Upper chamber in which blood enters ventricles in heart.
- Expels blood toward body, bottom chambers of the heart.
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- Large vein carries blood to the heart from other parts of the body.
- A type of blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
- muscle A type of muscle only found in the heart.
- Nickname for sinus node, sets pace of heartbeat.
- Divides left and right side of heart.
11 Clues: Divides left and right side of heart. • Connection between arteries and veins. • Stops blood from flowing backwards in the heart. • muscle A type of muscle only found in the heart. • Nickname for sinus node, sets pace of heartbeat. • Expels blood toward body, bottom chambers of the heart. • Upper chamber in which blood enters ventricles in heart. • ...
Circulatory System 2023-03-01
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- The top chambers of your heart.
- Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- blood that has little or no oxygen left in it.
- The bottom chambers of your heart.
- Tiny blood vessels that exchange oxygen into the blood.
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- Large artery that carries oxygen rich blood out of the heart.
- Tiny flaps that keep blood flowing in the correct direction.
- This muscle pumps blood to all parts of your body.
- This artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
- Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
- Your heart pumps blood to the lungs to fill up with ________.
11 Clues: The top chambers of your heart. • The bottom chambers of your heart. • blood that has little or no oxygen left in it. • This muscle pumps blood to all parts of your body. • Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart. • Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • This artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs. • ...
Bio20 Circulatory System 2015-12-09
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- portion of the blood cell that gets involved in the clotting process
- constant study state
- the act of expanding an aperture
- disease in which clotting proteins are missing
- blood pressure of blood vessels under stress
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
- vessels constricts to restrict flow
- blood cell a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
- the molecule that allows the attachment of the O2 molecule to the red blood cells
- blood pressure at rest
- fluid of the lymphatic system
- localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
- a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
- circulation circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
- a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
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- rate the rate at which the heart beats
- a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of arteries
- pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels
- kills off bacteria by enveloping the bacteria and dissolving it
- part of the immune response system
- vessels expand to allow more blood flow
- the large artery carrying blood from the heart to the body
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid
- affecting an entire system
- an enclosed volume in the body
- movement through a circuit
- fluid between cells
- another component of the immune response system
- a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
- bed a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
- type of leukemia that is cancer of lymphocytes
- the business end of a blood clot that holds back the blood
- a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
37 Clues: fluid between cells • constant study state • blood pressure at rest • affecting an entire system • movement through a circuit • fluid of the lymphatic system • an enclosed volume in the body • the act of expanding an aperture • part of the immune response system • vessels constricts to restrict flow • rate the rate at which the heart beats • ...
Bio20 Circulatory System 2015-12-09
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- blood pressure of blood vessels under stress
- the act of expanding an aperture
- blood pressure at rest
- a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
- type of leukemia that is cancer of lymphocytes
- movement through a circuit
- a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
- vessels constricts to restrict flow
- a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
- fluid of the lymphatic system
- localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
- rate the rate at which the heart beats
- another component of the immune response system
- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid
- disease in which clotting proteins are missing
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
- bed a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
- the business end of a blood clot that holds back the blood
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- the large artery carrying blood from the heart to the body
- vessels expand to allow more blood flow
- a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
- fluid between cells
- kills off bacteria by enveloping the bacteria and dissolving it
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- constant study state
- circulation circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
- blood cell a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
- portion of the blood cell that gets involved in the clotting process
- part of the immune response system
- pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels
- an enclosed volume in the body
- the fluid that is pumped through the body by the heart
- an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
- the molecule that allows the attachment of the O2 molecule to the red blood cells
- a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
36 Clues: fluid between cells • constant study state • blood pressure at rest • movement through a circuit • fluid of the lymphatic system • an enclosed volume in the body • the act of expanding an aperture • part of the immune response system • vessels constricts to restrict flow • vessels expand to allow more blood flow • rate the rate at which the heart beats • ...
The Heart Part 1 2023-01-15
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- valve separating left atrium and ventricle
- made of cardiac muscle fibers, this is the contractile layer of the heart
- valve separating chambers on the right side of the heart
- the circuit that brings and removes blood from peripheral or body tissues
- inferior, distributing chambers
- part of cardiac conduction system in superior interventricular septum
- cation responsible for the plateau
- combination of desmosomes and gap junctions that bind together adjacent cardiac muscle fibers
- simple squamous inner lining of heart-chambers
- valves separating ventricles from arteries
- valve separating the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
- connection between aorta and pulmonary trunk in fetuses
- remnant of the ductus arteriosum
- cells that spontaneously depolarize
- flap-like extensions of the atria that are used to accommodate overflow
- connective tissue connecting valve flaps to papillary muscles
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- most superficial layer of the heart wall
- muscles that secure AV valve flaps to the ventricular walls by connecting to chordae tendinae
- also known as the SA node, this node is the pacemaker of the heart
- valves separating atria and ventricles
- skeleton connective tissue "skeleton" of the heart
- part of cardiac conduction system in inferior inerventricular septum
- the circuit that brings and removes blood from the lungs
- also known as the AV node, this node relays the action potential between the atria and ventricles
- blood vessels draining blood from the cells of the myocardium
- double-layered membrane that surrounds the heart
- remnant of the foramen ovale
- tight intercellular junctions in intercalated discs
- extensions of the fibrous skeleton that prevent backflow of blood
- small nervous tissue fibers that innervate the myocardium of the ventricles
- special action potential feature that shows the entended refractory period of cardiac muscle fibers
- superior distributing chambers
- blood vessels bringing blood to the cells of the myocardium
- muscles in the wall of the atria
- structures in intercalated discs that allow adjacent myocardial cells to share cytoplasm
- hole between atria in fetuses
- valve separating the left ventricle from the aorta
37 Clues: remnant of the foramen ovale • hole between atria in fetuses • superior distributing chambers • inferior, distributing chambers • remnant of the ductus arteriosum • muscles in the wall of the atria • cation responsible for the plateau • cells that spontaneously depolarize • valves separating atria and ventricles • most superficial layer of the heart wall • ...
Hannahs puzzle 2020-10-30
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- what extends from your brain down your spine
- what’s the spongey part of the bone called
- Where are your vocal folds
- what connect the bones together
- What moves up and down when your breathe
- What part of the nervous systems is for sudden stress
- What is the process of moving alveoli to the blood through the capillaries called
- what coordinates muscle movements
- what side of your brain is creative
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- what valve carries blood to the lungs
- What is responsible for coordinating balance
- what are bones made out of
- what protects the brain
- what carries blood towards the heart
- what type of muscle can we not control
- what are skeletal muscles called
- What filters out the air your breath through your nose
- what carries blood away from the heart
- What major blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- what muscle forces blood out of the heart
20 Clues: what protects the brain • what are bones made out of • Where are your vocal folds • what connect the bones together • what are skeletal muscles called • what coordinates muscle movements • what side of your brain is creative • what carries blood towards the heart • what valve carries blood to the lungs • what type of muscle can we not control • ...
Circulatory System 2020-10-27
Across
- regulates heart rate, sleeping, and body temp.
- allows you to smell and breath without your mouth
- largest and strongest bone
- located on the stomach, used to move core and torso
- receive blood after blood loss to stay alive
- allows you to speak via vibrations
- Muscle responsible for pumping blood
- carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- hold air and provide oxygen for heart to distribute
- used for walking, jumping and squatting.
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- located in the jaw, used to elevate mandible
- a collection of bones useful for grabbing things
- cord collection of nerves to relay things to brain
- located on head below the brain, used for chewing
- keeps back upright and protects spinal cord
- main airway from mouth to lungs
- carries oxygenated blood and nutrients to cells
- allows us to see
- lifts the arm and moves shoulder
19 Clues: allows us to see • largest and strongest bone • main airway from mouth to lungs • lifts the arm and moves shoulder • allows you to speak via vibrations • Muscle responsible for pumping blood • used for walking, jumping and squatting. • keeps back upright and protects spinal cord • located in the jaw, used to elevate mandible • receive blood after blood loss to stay alive • ...
Unit 2: Transport Systems 2023-01-12
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- may be "spongy" or "palisade"
- scientific name for air sacs in lungs
- the shape of red blood cells
- the smallest type of blood vessel
- white blood cell which engulfs then digests pathogens
- thick blood vessel which does not contain valves
- pores on the underside of leaves through which water exits plants
- the site of absorption in the small intestine
- live cells in plants which carry sugar
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- instrument used to measure the rate of transpiration
- deoxygenated blood leaves the heart via this blood vessel
- the thickest heart chamber
- artery which provides the heart itself with oxygen
- dead cells in plants which carry water
- pigment which oxygen attaches to in red blood cells
- type of cell which controls the opening and closing of stomata
- oxygenated blood leaves the heart via this blood vessel
- produced by lymphocytes to inactivate pathogens
- prevent blood from flowing backwards
19 Clues: the thickest heart chamber • the shape of red blood cells • may be "spongy" or "palisade" • the smallest type of blood vessel • prevent blood from flowing backwards • scientific name for air sacs in lungs • dead cells in plants which carry water • live cells in plants which carry sugar • the site of absorption in the small intestine • ...
emt 2025-10-31
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- Collapse of the circulatory system resulting in inadequate tissue perfusion
- Heart stops beating effectively; requires CPR and defibrillation
- A buildup of fatty deposits in arteries
- High blood pressure
- Inflammation of the appendix causing lower right abdominal pain
- Temporary cessation of breathing
- Infection causing inflammation of the lungs with fluid or pus
- Seizure disorder characterized by recurrent episodes
- Chronic disease where the airways become inflamed and narrowed
- Injury caused by excessive stretching or tearing of a muscle
- Condition where the heart can’t pump blood effectively
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- Sudden narrowing of the bronchi, common in asthma attacks
- Inadequate insulin or inability to use glucose effectively
- Sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain
- Widespread allergic reaction that can cause airway compromise
- Low blood sugar
- Overstretching or tearing of ligaments
- Fluid accumulation in the lungs often caused by heart failure
- Severe chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle
19 Clues: Low blood sugar • High blood pressure • Temporary cessation of breathing • Overstretching or tearing of ligaments • A buildup of fatty deposits in arteries • Sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain • Seizure disorder characterized by recurrent episodes • Condition where the heart can’t pump blood effectively • ...
Medical Terminology 2025-12-05
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- A medication that reduces or prevents muscle spasm
- Protein substance found in skin and connective tissue
- Most common form of arteriosclerosis, lipid plaques form in arterial wall
- Inflammation of vein resulting in blood clots within a vein
- Friction scraping away skin surface
- Fluid-filled sac under skin
- anemia insufficient absorption of vitamin B12
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- Inflammation of lining membranes of heart
- Inflammation of heart muscle layer
- Inflammation of pericardial sac
- Arrhythmia in which atria beat too rapidly, but in a regular pattern (fast regular pulse)
- A recording of the electrical activity of the heart
- Block sensation of pain
- Inflammation of the heart
- Tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow
- Hardening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls, often due to atherosclerosis
- Weakness and ballooning of arterial wall, commonly seen in abdominal and cerebral arteries
- Excision of a vessel
- Partial or complete loss hair
19 Clues: Excision of a vessel • Block sensation of pain • Inflammation of the heart • Fluid-filled sac under skin • Partial or complete loss hair • Inflammation of pericardial sac • Inflammation of heart muscle layer • Friction scraping away skin surface • Inflammation of lining membranes of heart • Tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow • ...
Heart disease chron/temp 2025-10-20
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- usually when people have heart disease the _____ of their heart slows down or stops.
- People's heart disease can be like a _______ in people's heart. Like violent weather.
- Hospitals usually have ____________ heart disease patients. They have the same illness at the same time
- Most people's heart disease isn't _________ It happens for a long time.
- Doctors usually keep a _________ of patients heart disease test results
- The symptoms of heart disease are in _____________ order.
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- Heart disease is a _______ illness. It doesn't go away easily.
- A lot of people's hospital visits are ______________ if they have heart disease. It isn't planned.
- To some people heart disease sound like an ___________ because they think there is a cure
- Some patients heart disease ___________. They happen at the same rate/time
10 Clues: The symptoms of heart disease are in _____________ order. • Heart disease is a _______ illness. It doesn't go away easily. • Most people's heart disease isn't _________ It happens for a long time. • Doctors usually keep a _________ of patients heart disease test results • Some patients heart disease ___________. They happen at the same rate/time • ...
Be Heart Healthy Review 2023-10-10
12 Clues: eliminated • foods you need • saves your life • pump-like organ • to move by force • essential for growth • body system with lungs • body system with heart • colorless odorless gas • bottom chambers of heart • number of heart chambers • fluid in circulatory system
CRT150 Heart Failure Progression 2018-10-08
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- a reduced blood __________ of the kidneys causes a release of renin
- over time, the increase in preload and afterload caused by vasocontriction leads to an increased workload for the heart, and diminished __________ ___________
- vasoconstriction of the arteries increases ___________
- converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II
- the types of compensatory response to HF progression are cardiovascular, ventricular remodelling and ___________
- angiotensin II, as well as causing vasocontriction, also stimulates the ___________ pathway
- __________ of the heart causes eccentric hypertrophy
- the SNS is activated in a person with impending HF by - drop in cardiac output, drop in blood _______, arterial underfilling
- converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I
- neurohormonal compensation in the form of sympathetic nervous stimulation (vasoconstriction and contractility) and RAAS (retention of fluid) are only effective in the ____ term
- due to high heart rate, there is reduced ________ time during diastole, and therefore less oxygen makes it to the heart muscle (despite there being an increased demand) > further ischemia, arrythmias, congestion
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- dilation of the LV due to increased preload and afterload (eccentric hypertrophy) > decreased ___________ > decreased ejection fraction (systolic dysfunction)
- decompensation is a vicious _________ as impaired ventricular performance leads to reduced CO and BP > neurohormonal response > increase in afterload and preload > ventricular remodelling > impaired performace
- with concentric hypertrophy, the heart wall thickens. therefore it cannot _____ and fill during diastole
- _____________ __ increases afterload by stimulating the contriction of blood vessels. it occurs when angiotensin I is converted via ACE
- thickening of the heart causes _________ hypertrophy
- after cardiac injury, a compensatory mechanism is to deliver more blood _________ and pressure to LV -> increased stretch -> frank starling law -> increased contractility and CO -> no symptoms of HF yet
- aldosterone increases preload by increasing the retention of water and _______
- due to prolonged stimulation of the SNS (increased HR and contractility) the heart has increased ____________ demands.
- vasocontriction of the veins increases ________
20 Clues: converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II • converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I • vasocontriction of the veins increases ________ • thickening of the heart causes _________ hypertrophy • __________ of the heart causes eccentric hypertrophy • vasoconstriction of the arteries increases ___________ • ...
Circulatory System 2024-04-30
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- part of the body's immune system, they help the body fight infection and other diseases.
- the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls
- straw-colored liquid where the other components float in
- a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
- the smallest blood vessels in your vascular system
- small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
- occurs to increase the change or output: the result of a reaction is amplified to make it occur more quickly.
- any of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's cells, tissues, and organs.
- measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats
- weak spots in the walls of your arteries that expand.
- universal blood type.
- blood vessels located throughout your body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart
- a fluid tissue found in organisms with open circulatory systems
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- a spongy substance found in the center of the bones.
- a small mass of specialized tissue located in the right upper chamber (atria) of the heart
- measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats.
- contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
- atrial and ventricular chambers of the heart, or the connection or coordination between them.
- (cardiovascular system) delivers nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body.
- a type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood.
- the effects of a reaction slow or stop that reaction.
- connectors between your arteries and capillaries, they control your blood pressure and blood flow throughout your body.
- is irregular or abnormal heartbeat
- one of the two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system
- a very small vein, especially one collecting blood from the capillaries.
25 Clues: universal blood type. • is irregular or abnormal heartbeat • a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. • the smallest blood vessels in your vascular system • a spongy substance found in the center of the bones. • the effects of a reaction slow or stop that reaction. • weak spots in the walls of your arteries that expand. • ...
Broken Heart Syndrome 2025-02-25
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- Complication of syndrome
- Another complication of syndrome related to blood pressure
- Ventricular side of the heart that is affected
- Activity method to better or prevent condition
- Another cause of Broken Heart Syndrome
- Most common gender found
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- Cause of Broken Heart Syndrome
- Physical method to better or prevent condition
- Another name for this syndrome: _____ cardiomyopathy
- Age primarily found
- Symptom of this condition: ____ of breath
- Area of primary pain
- Temporary or Permanent Effects?
- Strong or Weak heart muscle?
14 Clues: Age primarily found • Area of primary pain • Complication of syndrome • Most common gender found • Strong or Weak heart muscle? • Cause of Broken Heart Syndrome • Temporary or Permanent Effects? • Another cause of Broken Heart Syndrome • Symptom of this condition: ____ of breath • Physical method to better or prevent condition • Ventricular side of the heart that is affected • ...
Cardiac Conditions 2023-10-07
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- protein indicating cardiac cell death
- systemic vascular resistance
- stroke volume X heart rate
- this type of angina is similar to previous chest pains
- during this phase cardiac cell hypoxia can be reversed
- this lethal rhythm will present as a squiggly line
- this medication prevents platelet aggregation
- necessary for cardiac reperfusion
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- this medication is used to reduce myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate
- fluid status
- strength of each heartbeat
- mechanism utilizing the stretch of the myocardium
- irreversible cardiac cell death
- EKG changes possible to see with demand ischemia
- this medicaiton is crucial to preventing cardiac remodeling
- this lethal rhythm presents with a wide QRS complex
- EKG changes seen in total occlusion
- a patient with this type of heart failure will present with edema
- a patient with this type of heart failure will present with shortness of breath
19 Clues: fluid status • strength of each heartbeat • stroke volume X heart rate • systemic vascular resistance • irreversible cardiac cell death • necessary for cardiac reperfusion • EKG changes seen in total occlusion • protein indicating cardiac cell death • this medication prevents platelet aggregation • EKG changes possible to see with demand ischemia • ...
2 Structures and Functions in Living Organisms (Single Award) (Part 3) 2022-03-07
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- Thin, narrow blood vessels that are the site of exchange of substances between the blood and the tissues.
- Cells of the immune system that protect the body from invading pathogens via the production of antibodies and antitoxins.
- The small airways branching from the bronchi in each lung.
- An organ that pumps blood around the body in a double circulatory system.
- A tissue containing red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma.
- The airtight membranes covering the lungs and the chest wall.
- Tiny fragments of cells found in the blood that are involved in clotting.
- The straw-coloured liquid in blood that transports carbon dioxide, urea, digested food, hormones and heat energy.
- The two lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and expel blood into the arteries.
- A transport tissue found in plants which is specialised to transport sugars from sources to sinks.
- A type of blood vessel that carries blood at high pressure away from the heart to the tissues.
- The two airways branching from the trachea that lead into the lungs.
- The main artery that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.
- The main vein that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs.
- Tiny air sacs in the lungs that serve as the gaseous exchange surface.
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- The windpipe connecting the lungs to the mouth and nose.
- Groups of muscles situated between the ribs. They are responsible for the movement of the ribs during breathing.
- Cells in the blood that transport oxygen. They have a biconcave shape, no nucleus, and contain haemoglobin.
- The muscle separating the thorax and the abdomen.
- A type of white blood cell that ingests pathogens.
- A type of white blood cell that produces specific antibodies against a pathogen.
- A blood vessel that carries blood at low pressure back to the heart.
- The main artery that takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
- The two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and pump blood into the ventricles
- The red protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen in the blood.
- An immune cell that can recognise a pathogen previously encountered (either from infection or vaccination) and produce specific antibodies against the pathogen quickly.
- The main vein that takes deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body.
27 Clues: The muscle separating the thorax and the abdomen. • A type of white blood cell that ingests pathogens. • The windpipe connecting the lungs to the mouth and nose. • The small airways branching from the bronchi in each lung. • The airtight membranes covering the lungs and the chest wall. • A blood vessel that carries blood at low pressure back to the heart. • ...
Biology crossword 2022-05-26
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- A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
- the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable.
- a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
- the colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended
- provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue
- a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting
- blood that is rich in oxygen
- heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle, or chamber, for pumping blood away from the heart
- is the thickest of the heart's chambers and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
- a hollow muscular organ of the body that expands and contracts to move blood through the arteries and veins
- the cavity of a tubular organ
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- is the movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to one of lower concentration
- A thin tube that carries lymph ( and white blood cells through the lymphatic system
- The main blood vessel that supplies blood to a kidney and its nearby adrenal gland and ureter
- A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
- a circulatory system in which the blood makes two distinct circuits
- carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs
- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
- any of various membranous structures, especially in the heart, veins, and lymph ducts, that function to close temporarily a passage or orifice
- the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
- Any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance
- a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart
- a form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system.
- he soft, spongy tissue that has many blood vessels and is found in the center of most bones
24 Clues: blood that is rich in oxygen • the cavity of a tubular organ • provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue • carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs • a circulatory system in which the blood makes two distinct circuits • A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body • ...
2nd 10 terms 2022-01-28
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- high blood pressure
- abnormal yellowish discoloration of the skin
- prefix meaning surrounding
- suffix for pressure
- surgical repair of the heart
- abnormal bluish discoloration of the skin
- root meaning straight
- prefix for increased/excessive
- without a fever
- with a fever
- suffix for breathing
- heart
- root meaning yellow
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- difficulty breathing while lying flat/straight
- suffix meaning surgical repair
- inflammation surrounding the heart
- excessive bleeding
- root for blood
- root for blue
- inflammation
- prefix for diminished/decreased
- suffix meaning excessive flow
- low blood pressure
- root for fever
- suffix meaning abnormal condition
25 Clues: heart • inflammation • with a fever • root for blue • root for blood • root for fever • without a fever • excessive bleeding • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • suffix for pressure • root meaning yellow • suffix for breathing • root meaning straight • prefix meaning surrounding • surgical repair of the heart • suffix meaning excessive flow • suffix meaning surgical repair • ...
puzzle 2022-05-06
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- gaurds of tricuspid and bicuspid opening
- Electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
- act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance
- catching, spotting,detectingsleuthing
- Help in air exchange
- Not every person have these
- Ear,Sound
- moderate
- motion
- It can be heard
- instant
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- At the end of year students gives
- old-fashioned, out of date
- No of heart beats per second
- Heart
- Relating to the stomach and intestines
- Heart sound
- Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the effect (1803-1853)
- Where doctor sits
- instrument for auscultation
20 Clues: Heart • motion • instant • moderate • Ear,Sound • Heart sound • It can be heard • Where doctor sits • Help in air exchange • old-fashioned, out of date • Not every person have these • instrument for auscultation • No of heart beats per second • At the end of year students gives • catching, spotting,detectingsleuthing • Relating to the stomach and intestines • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword 2024-01-15
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- Rapid heart rate
- peak of ventricular contraction
- contraction of ventricles
- thrombus breaks away from vessel wall Antibodies freely
- System Blood circulates inside closed transport systems
- transportation
- Outer layer
- Abnormally shaped hemoglobin
- Externa Fibrous connective outside tissue on outside supports and protects vessels
- expansion & recoil of an artery
- Y-shaped proteins ssecreted by WBC that attach to antigens
- cardiac muscle
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- Graphic record of heart activity
- nerves that carry the electrical impulses to the ventricles
- receives blood
- Blood cell formation
- ventricles relax
- high blood pressure
- Pacemaker
- Lack of adequate blood supply to the heart
- Smooth muscles & elastic tissue
21 Clues: Pacemaker • Outer layer • receives blood • transportation • cardiac muscle • Rapid heart rate • ventricles relax • high blood pressure • Blood cell formation • contraction of ventricles • Abnormally shaped hemoglobin • peak of ventricular contraction • Smooth muscles & elastic tissue • expansion & recoil of an artery • Graphic record of heart activity • ...
frog 2024-06-03
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- first site of chemical digestion
- up take of sugar
- two upper chambers of the heart
- stores bile
- first part of the small intestine
- filter blood
- deliver oxgeyn to the body
- lower chamber of the heart
- stores urine
- blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
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- brings food from mouth to stomach
- stores solid waste
- air opening to exchange gas
- protects the eye
- produces stores and eliminates blood cells.
- masses of fat in the body
- blood vessels that carry blood in
- thin membrane that surrounds the small intestine.
- carries eggs
- largest digestive gland
20 Clues: stores bile • carries eggs • filter blood • stores urine • protects the eye • up take of sugar • stores solid waste • largest digestive gland • masses of fat in the body • deliver oxgeyn to the body • lower chamber of the heart • air opening to exchange gas • two upper chambers of the heart • first site of chemical digestion • brings food from mouth to stomach • ...
Frogs! 2024-06-03
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- stores urine
- stores bile
- hearing
- the two upper chambers of the heart.
- stores waste sperm eggs
- clear cover that portects the eye.
- all waste is collected.
- Filters blood
- moves digestive food out of body
- deliver oxygen to body
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- catches prey
- holds coils of small intestine.
- carries eggs in female
- organ near the stomcah that produces stores blood cells
- Where food goes
- The first part of the small intestene
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- air opening to exchange gasses
- Digestion,uptake of sugar
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
20 Clues: hearing • stores bile • catches prey • stores urine • Filters blood • Where food goes • carries eggs in female • deliver oxygen to body • stores waste sperm eggs • all waste is collected. • Digestion,uptake of sugar • air opening to exchange gasses • holds coils of small intestine. • moves digestive food out of body • clear cover that portects the eye. • the two upper chambers of the heart. • ...
Blood 2024-03-08
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- windpipe
- a deficiency caused by lack of iron
- binds to oxygen
- smallest vessel
- site of gas exchange
- where blood is made (4,6)
- cells that defend against disease
- transported in lymph from the intestines
- produced by white blood cells
- expands the lungs
- vital for clotting
- branch off the windpipe
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- shape of a red blood cell
- contracts and expands to alter lung volume
- chamber of the heart
- stops the back-flow of blood
- carbon ___________ respiration waste
- high pressure tube
- bleeding
- inside the vessels
- blood pump
- carry blood to the heart
- colour of erythrocytes
- result of clotting
- windpipe
- 55% of the blood
26 Clues: windpipe • bleeding • windpipe • blood pump • binds to oxygen • smallest vessel • 55% of the blood • expands the lungs • high pressure tube • inside the vessels • result of clotting • vital for clotting • chamber of the heart • site of gas exchange • colour of erythrocytes • branch off the windpipe • carry blood to the heart • shape of a red blood cell • where blood is made (4,6) • ...
set 9 2025-01-23
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- - ventricle one of the two bottom chambers of the heart
- - to turn or roll
- - fatal
- - contraction
- - vessels
- - to expand
- - any therapy that decreases or stimulates the antigen/antibody response
- - heart
- - vessels
- - growth / development
- -infection that usually doesn't affect you unless you are already sick
- - 2 tubes that go from the trachea to each lung
- - record
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- -drug that decreases the antigen/antibody response
- - the heart between beats at rest
- - lung
- - wall
- - the process of clotting
- - involuntary contraction
- - a tube you put down
- - arteries
- - to get smaller
- - picture or printout of a test result
- - lung
- - plaque buildup
25 Clues: - lung • - wall • - lung • - fatal • - heart • - record • - vessels • - vessels • - arteries • - to expand • - contraction • - to get smaller • - plaque buildup • - to turn or roll • - a tube you put down • - growth / development • - the process of clotting • - involuntary contraction • - the heart between beats at rest • - picture or printout of a test result • ...
Medical Terms set 9 2025-01-10
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- involuntary contraction
- to expand
- vessels
- drug that decreases the antigen/antibody response
- lung
- plaque buildup
- ventricle (one of the two bottom chambers of the heart)
- 2 tubes that go from trachea (windpipe) to each lung
- the process of clotting
- record/recording
- infection that usually doesn't affect you unless already sick
- heart
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- contraction
- vessels
- to get smaller in diameter
- wall
- fatal (deadly)
- lung
- arteries
- to turn or roll
- a tub you put down
- picture or printout of a test result
- the heart between beats, at rest
- growth; development
24 Clues: wall • lung • lung • heart • vessels • vessels • arteries • to expand • contraction • fatal (deadly) • plaque buildup • to turn or roll • record/recording • a tub you put down • growth; development • involuntary contraction • the process of clotting • to get smaller in diameter • the heart between beats, at rest • picture or printout of a test result • drug that decreases the antigen/antibody response • ...
Circulatory System Crossword 2015-02-08
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- Cells in the blood containing hemoglobin.
- Located on both sides of the heart, holds blood about to enter the ventricle.
- A blood vessel that carries newly oxygenated blood to other parts of the body.
- The organs that remove waste from the blood.
- The liquid pumped throughout the body, carrying oxygen and nutrients with it.
- The largest vein in the body/heart. Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- Tiny parts of the blood, important in blood clotting.
- The largest artery in the body/heart. Sends freshly oxygenated blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
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- Located on both sides of the heart, holds blood before it is pumped out the heart.
- Another name for the circulatory system. Starts with a "c".
- A blood vessel that takes blood towards the heart and lungs to be oxygenated. Usually depicted as "blue".
- The hollow muscular organ located in the chest and between the lungs, used for pumping blood to other parts of the body.
12 Clues: Cells in the blood containing hemoglobin. • The organs that remove waste from the blood. • Tiny parts of the blood, important in blood clotting. • Another name for the circulatory system. Starts with a "c". • Located on both sides of the heart, holds blood about to enter the ventricle. • ...
Vital Signs 101 2022-10-02
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- the normal respiration rate is 16-20 breaths per____.
- Commonly performed screening test that determine the # of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets per unit of blood.
- liquid portion of blood that contains organic and inorganic elements
- ____ blood cells: most abundant cell in body
- Makes up 92% of blood
- Slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm
- The maximum pressure against the walls in the artery during the beating of the heart
- Mitral ______ prolapse: cardiac complication related to anorexia.
- device that measures blood pressure.
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- Red blood cells have a 120 day ____ cycle
- Common symptom of iron deficiency anemia
- Fast heart rate, greater than 100 bpm
- the lowest pressure in the artery when the heart is at rest between beats
- contracts and relaxes during respiration
- Makes up 8% of blood
- Indicates electrical events during one heart beat.
16 Clues: Makes up 8% of blood • Makes up 92% of blood • Slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm • device that measures blood pressure. • Fast heart rate, greater than 100 bpm • Common symptom of iron deficiency anemia • contracts and relaxes during respiration • Red blood cells have a 120 day ____ cycle • ____ blood cells: most abundant cell in body • ...
Its Blood Time! 2021-02-16
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- Which area of the heart sends blood to the aorta?
- An increase in blood vessel size
- What are the smallest arteries?
- How many parts of the aorta are there?
- Which area of the heart (ventricle) carries deoxygenated blood?
- Which word is associated with ‘cranial’?
- Which valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle?
- Which valve is between the left atrium and left ventricle?
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- Which word is associated with ‘caudal’?
- What is formed at the junction of several capillaries?
- When smooth muscle contracts
- Which area of the heart receives blood from the venae cavae?
- What is formed at the junction of several venules?
- What is the main artery that carries blood from the heart and into the circulatory system?
- large amounts of capillaries, divided by arterioles and drained by venules
- Which area of the heart receives blood from the pulmonary veins?
16 Clues: When smooth muscle contracts • What are the smallest arteries? • An increase in blood vessel size • How many parts of the aorta are there? • Which word is associated with ‘caudal’? • Which word is associated with ‘cranial’? • Which area of the heart sends blood to the aorta? • What is formed at the junction of several venules? • ...
Circulatory System 2021-10-14
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- doors in the circulatory system that keep blood moving in one direction
- all cells in the body need this to survive
- carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- the cells responsible for carrying oxygen
- pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- the straw colored liquid that carries blood cells
- this condition occurs when a blood clot blocks blood from entering the heart
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- pumps oxygenated blood to the body
- the cells responsible for fighting infections and bacteria
- the cells responsible for clotting blood
- receives deoxygenated blood from the body
- receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
- carry blood from the body to the heart
- the main artery of the heart that sends blood to the rest of the body
- this condition occurs when a blood clot blocks blood from entering the brain
- the organ that is responsible for pumping blood to the body
16 Clues: pumps oxygenated blood to the body • pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs • carry blood from the body to the heart • the cells responsible for clotting blood • receives oxygenated blood from the lungs • the cells responsible for carrying oxygen • receives deoxygenated blood from the body • all cells in the body need this to survive • ...
Circulatory System 2022-10-09
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- the muscle your heart is made up of
- Blood cells that contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around your body
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart
- Blood with low oxygen
- A waxy, fat-like substance
- A chemical found in red blood cells
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- Blood with high oxygen
- Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart muscles
- Network of thin-walled vessels that join the arteries to the veins
- The system that carries blood to and from your heart to the rest of your body
- Blood cells that help to fight pathogens (disease)
- A clear yellowish liquid found in blood
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart
- Broken up bits of cells that help our blood to clot
- A small abnormal build-up of cholosterol, calcium and fibrin =leading to the narrowing of arteries
- A blood clot
16 Clues: A blood clot • Blood with low oxygen • Blood with high oxygen • A waxy, fat-like substance • the muscle your heart is made up of • A chemical found in red blood cells • A clear yellowish liquid found in blood • Blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart • Blood cells that help to fight pathogens (disease) • Blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart • ...
Signs and Symptoms Cardiology Crossword 2 2025-08-03
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- Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
- Shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat, relieved by sitting or standing.
- Pain in the heart or chest area.
- A slower than normal heart rate.
- A faster than normal heart rate.
- A temporary loss of consciousness usually related to insufficient blood flow to the brain.
- An abnormal sound heard with a stethoscope over the heart or major arteries, usually indicating turbulent blood flow.
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- An abnormal sound heard during the heartbeat.
- A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues.
- A sensation that the heart is racing, pounding, fluttering, or skipping beats.
- A sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach.
- The accumulation of excessive fluid in the lungs
- An unhealthy pale appearance of the skin.
- The act of vomiting.
- Profuse sweating.
16 Clues: Profuse sweating. • The act of vomiting. • Pain in the heart or chest area. • A slower than normal heart rate. • A faster than normal heart rate. • An unhealthy pale appearance of the skin. • An abnormal sound heard during the heartbeat. • The accumulation of excessive fluid in the lungs • Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. • ...
Signs and Symptoms Cardiology Crossword 2 2025-08-03
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- A sensation that the heart is racing, pounding, fluttering, or skipping beats.
- A faster than normal heart rate.
- A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- Shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat, relieved by sitting or standing.
- The act of vomiting.
- A sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach.
- A temporary loss of consciousness usually related to insufficient blood flow to the brain.
- A slower than normal heart rate.
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- Pain in the heart or chest area.
- The accumulation of excessive fluid in the lungs
- An abnormal sound heard with a stethoscope over the heart or major arteries, usually indicating turbulent blood flow.
- An unhealthy pale appearance of the skin.
- An abnormal sound heard during the heartbeat.
- Profuse sweating.
- Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
- Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues.
16 Clues: Profuse sweating. • The act of vomiting. • Pain in the heart or chest area. • A faster than normal heart rate. • A slower than normal heart rate. • An unhealthy pale appearance of the skin. • An abnormal sound heard during the heartbeat. • The accumulation of excessive fluid in the lungs • Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. • ...
Cardiology review 2025-12-12
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- stretching of cardiac muscle fibers before contraction
- opposition to blood flow in the systemic circulation
- the second heart sound caused by the closure of these valves
- the muscle layer of the heart responsible for contraction
- the sum of forces opposing ventricular emptying
- resistance to blood flow caused mainly by arterioles
- the heart chamber that pumps blood into the aorta
- the pressure exerted on arterial walls during ventricular contraction
- the functional unit where gas and nutrient exchange occurs
- the wave of pressure felt when the left ventricle ejects blood
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- the quantity of blood pumped by the left ventricle per minute
- blood vessels that acts as resistance vessels
- the outermost layer of the heart
- the volume of blood ejected with each ventricular contraction
- the lowest arterial pressure during ventricular relaxation
- valve that closes to produce the first heart sound
16 Clues: the outermost layer of the heart • blood vessels that acts as resistance vessels • the sum of forces opposing ventricular emptying • the heart chamber that pumps blood into the aorta • valve that closes to produce the first heart sound • opposition to blood flow in the systemic circulation • resistance to blood flow caused mainly by arterioles • ...
Circulatory and Respiratory Terms Crossword 2025-06-28
Across
- - Measurement of breaths
- - Decreased respirations
- - Above normal blood pressure
- - Within the trachea
- - Without oxygen
- - Straight breathing
- - Surgical removal of a lobe
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- - Incision into the chest wall
- - Fast heart rate
- - Around the heart
- - Within the heart
- - A record of the electrical impulses of the heart
12 Clues: - Without oxygen • - Fast heart rate • - Around the heart • - Within the heart • - Within the trachea • - Straight breathing • - Measurement of breaths • - Decreased respirations • - Surgical removal of a lobe • - Above normal blood pressure • - Incision into the chest wall • - A record of the electrical impulses of the heart
Transport in mammals 2021-11-12
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- they have thick, muscular walls which pump blood through the arteries
- white blood cells which attack pathogens by producing antibodies
- the substance that bathes the cells in the body
- ventricles contract from the bottom of the heart
- blood vessel with valves that transports blood to the heart
- changes in the oxygen dissociation curve as a result of carbon dioxide levels
- the process of recognising and engulfing a pathogen
- tiny blood vessels with walls one-cell thick where exchange of materials occurs
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- atria and ventricles contract and relax in an irregular manner
- blood passes through the heart twice
- conducts the excitation down the septum of the heart
- carbon dioxide + haemoglobin
- contracts and relaxes without receiving signals from the nervous system
- often leave the blood by squeezing through capillary walls
- a protein found in the red blood cells
- blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- transports carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat
17 Clues: carbon dioxide + haemoglobin • blood passes through the heart twice • a protein found in the red blood cells • the substance that bathes the cells in the body • ventricles contract from the bottom of the heart • blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart • the process of recognising and engulfing a pathogen • conducts the excitation down the septum of the heart • ...
cardio 2025-08-24
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- takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue.
- pumps, lower chambers
- receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium.
- visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer.
- regulates blood flow from the upper left chamber into the lower left chamber
- carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and picks up oxygen.
- returns blood from the upper body to the heart.
- receives the oxygenated blood from the longs,covered by the aureole.
- gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium.
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- returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body.
- muscular tissue of the heart.
- allows blood to be pumped into the arteries but prevents backflow of blood into the ventricles.
- helps keep oxygen-rich blood from the lungs from mixing with oxygen-poor blood from the body.
- receives deoxygenated blood back from the body.
- provides oxygen to the heart.
- tip of the heart helps pump blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body.
- controls the flow of blood from your heart's right atrium to the right ventricle.
17 Clues: pumps, lower chambers • muscular tissue of the heart. • provides oxygen to the heart. • visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer. • takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue. • receives deoxygenated blood back from the body. • returns blood from the upper body to the heart. • gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium. • ...
cardio 2025-08-24
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- carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and picks up oxygen.
- regulates blood flow from the upper left chamber into the lower left chamber
- receives the oxygenated blood from the longs,covered by the aureole.
- returns blood from the upper body to the heart.
- receives deoxygenated blood back from the body.
- helps keep oxygen-rich blood from the lungs from mixing with oxygen-poor blood from the body.
- provides oxygen to the heart.
- visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer.
- receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium.
- gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium.
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- takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue.
- returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body.
- allows blood to be pumped into the arteries but prevents backflow of blood into the ventricles.
- controls the flow of blood from your heart's right atrium to the right ventricle.
- muscular tissue of the heart.
- pumps, lower chambers
- tip of the heart helps pump blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body.
17 Clues: pumps, lower chambers • muscular tissue of the heart. • provides oxygen to the heart. • visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer. • takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue. • returns blood from the upper body to the heart. • receives deoxygenated blood back from the body. • gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium. • ...
Fitness 2021-10-22
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- Testing your flexibility
- Bend easily
- Being able to do something for a long period of time
- Promoting good health
- Exercise requiring upper body strength
- State of being physically strong
- Being physically fit and healthy
- Testing Cardiovascular endurance
- Testing your abdominal strength
- Having well-developed muscles
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- Needing lots of oxygen
- We breath it in
- The speed your heart is beating
- Relating to the circulatory system, which comprises the heart and blood vessels
- Your overall well being
- Extend one's body or a part
- Idea of the future or desired result
- Pumps Blood
- Correct posture
19 Clues: Bend easily • Pumps Blood • We breath it in • Correct posture • Promoting good health • Needing lots of oxygen • Your overall well being • Testing your flexibility • Extend one's body or a part • Having well-developed muscles • The speed your heart is beating • Testing your abdominal strength • State of being physically strong • Being physically fit and healthy • ...
Human Circulatory System 2021-08-17
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- Open and close as blood pass
- The bridge between the two blood vessels
- Mostly liquid
- A protein that bind oxygen
- Receive blood
- Kill microorganisms
- Present abundantly in blood
- Carry blood to the heart
Down
- Prevent prolong bleeding
- Pump blood
- Movement of cardiac muscle to pump
- Activity that increase heart rate significantly
- Largest artery
- Related to carrying blood to and from lungs
- The way oxygen enters cell
- Molecules released by WBC to kill bacteria
- You can feel this when you touch your wrist
- Center of the pulmonary system
- Carry blood to the body
19 Clues: Pump blood • Mostly liquid • Receive blood • Largest artery • Kill microorganisms • Carry blood to the body • Prevent prolong bleeding • Carry blood to the heart • The way oxygen enters cell • A protein that bind oxygen • Present abundantly in blood • Open and close as blood pass • Center of the pulmonary system • Movement of cardiac muscle to pump • ...
cardiovascular system 2024-11-15
Across
- Sound.
- Defibrillation threshold.
- distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body.
- , nutrients and oxygen to cells
- Valve Complications
- Heart.
Down
- or myocardial infarction
- - vessels that return blood to the heart.
- Ejection fraction
- Atrium
- Length of stay
- Long Q-T syndrome.
- pumps blood
- Vessel
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
15 Clues: Sound. • Atrium • Vessel • Heart. • pumps blood • Length of stay • Ejection fraction • Long Q-T syndrome. • Valve Complications • or myocardial infarction • Defibrillation threshold. • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy • , nutrients and oxygen to cells • - vessels that return blood to the heart. • distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body.
CROSSWORD 2021-10-20
Across
- regulates impulses between atria and ventricles.
- an abnormal heart rhythm.
- middle muscle layer of the heart
- insufficient oxygenation of tissue
- a slow heart rate.
Down
- fast heart rate
- outermost layer of the heart.
- a sac that encases the heart
- a device that produces stimulation to heart.
- largest artery in the human body.
10 Clues: fast heart rate • a slow heart rate. • an abnormal heart rhythm. • a sac that encases the heart • outermost layer of the heart. • middle muscle layer of the heart • largest artery in the human body. • insufficient oxygenation of tissue • a device that produces stimulation to heart. • regulates impulses between atria and ventricles.
Cardiovascular System 2022-05-11
Across
- smaller branches of arteries
- carries blood away from the heart
- when the heart relaxes
- smaller branches of veins
- closer to aortic and pulmonary valves when the heart relaxes
Down
- smallest vessels of blood
- muscular pump
- carry blood toward the heart
- when the heart contracts
- closer to tricuspid and mitral valves when the heart contracts
10 Clues: muscular pump • when the heart relaxes • when the heart contracts • smallest vessels of blood • smaller branches of veins • smaller branches of arteries • carry blood toward the heart • carries blood away from the heart • closer to aortic and pulmonary valves when the heart relaxes • closer to tricuspid and mitral valves when the heart contracts
words related to the heart 2021-04-25
Across
- originating in the heart
- inflammation of the heart muscles
- Pertaining to the heart and blood vessel (circulatory)
- A disease of the heart muscle that causes it to lose its pumping strength
- enlargement of the heart
Down
- The procedure of applying an electrical shock to the chest to change an abnormal heartbeat into a normal one
- The muscular layer of the heart
- study of the heart
- a record of muscle activity within the heart
- toxic to the heart
10 Clues: study of the heart • toxic to the heart • originating in the heart • enlargement of the heart • The muscular layer of the heart • inflammation of the heart muscles • a record of muscle activity within the heart • Pertaining to the heart and blood vessel (circulatory) • A disease of the heart muscle that causes it to lose its pumping strength • ...
Christmas Crossword 9x1 2021-12-16
Across
- cell that does most of the photosynthesis in a leaf
- an organelle only found in plant cells that stores cell sap
- cell that destroys pathogens in the body
- the organ that produces bile
- the test for protein
- the organ that contains hydrochloric acid
- the test for sugars
- unit of energy
- the movement of water through a partially permeable membrane
- gaps at the bottom of the leaf where gases can move it and out
- the plant vessel that transports sugars
- cell in the roots which absorbs water and minerals
- a quantity with a magnitude but no direction
- small sacks in the lungs where gas exchange takes place
- specific vessel that sends blood from the heart to rest of the body
- specific blood vessel that receives blood from the lungs into the heart
- a word to describe a plant or animal cell
- a result in a set of data that doesn't look right
- the organ that produces all 3 enzymes
- the arteries which provide oxygen to the heart itself
- the plant vessel that transports water and minerals
- atoms that are the same element but have different number of neutrons
- specific vessel that receives blood from the rest of the body back to the heart
- one layer of graphite
- the first fullerene to be discovered
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- starch is digested into...
- an electron that is free is...
- a mixture of metals
- movement of particles from low to high concentration
- particle with relative mass of very small
- the test for starch
- particle with a +1 charge
- protein is digested into...
- the organ that absorbs digested nutrients
- unit of resistance
- unit of potential difference
- general blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- the organ that absorbs water
- particle with no charge
- a quantity with both magnitude and direction
- rings of DNA found in prokaryotic cells
- second chamber of the heart
- movement of particles from high to low concentration
- first chamber of the heart
- the forces between simple covalent molecules
- specific vessel that sends blood from the heart to the lungs
- blood vessel where oxygen is delivered to tissues
- unit of current
- unit of force
- where most chemical reactions occur in a cell
- general blood vessel that takes blood to the heart
51 Clues: unit of force • unit of energy • unit of current • unit of resistance • a mixture of metals • the test for starch • the test for sugars • the test for protein • one layer of graphite • particle with no charge • particle with a +1 charge • starch is digested into... • first chamber of the heart • protein is digested into... • second chamber of the heart • the organ that produces bile • ...
Medical Terms Set #9 2024-04-23
Across
- the heart between beats, at rest
- ventricle (one of the two bottom chambers of the heart)
- record/recording
- 2 tubes that go from trachea to each lung
- growth; development
- contraction
- fatal(deadly)
- lung
- the process of clotting
- vessels
- wall
- arteries
- involuntary contraction
- heart
- a tube you PUT DOWN
Down
- infection that usually doesn't affect you unless already sick
- lung
- vessels
- plaque buildup
- to expand
- any therapy that decreases or stimulates the antigen/antibody response
- to get smaller in diameter
- drug that decreases the antigen/antibody response
- picture or printout of a test result
- to turn or roll
25 Clues: lung • lung • wall • heart • vessels • vessels • arteries • to expand • contraction • fatal(deadly) • plaque buildup • to turn or roll • record/recording • growth; development • a tube you PUT DOWN • the process of clotting • involuntary contraction • to get smaller in diameter • the heart between beats, at rest • picture or printout of a test result • 2 tubes that go from trachea to each lung • ...
chapter 23 2022-06-01
Across
- heart valves let blood flow in one____
- the Ross procedure uses this type of graft
- thickened ventricular walls
- therapy for mechanical valves
- repair of valve flaps
- enlarged heart chambers
- venous stasis/wall injury, hypercoagulable
- removal of the pericardium
- narrowed
- what replacement tissue valves are called
- muscles of heart are stiff
- balloon dilates stenosed valve
Down
- flat red or purple skin spots
- two types of valvular dysfunction
- tissue from porcine or bovine
- each has chordae tendineae and papillary
- tissue from living human or cadaver
- repairs a stenosed valve
- excess fluid in pericardial sac
- leaves defective valve in place
20 Clues: narrowed • repair of valve flaps • enlarged heart chambers • repairs a stenosed valve • removal of the pericardium • muscles of heart are stiff • thickened ventricular walls • flat red or purple skin spots • tissue from porcine or bovine • therapy for mechanical valves • balloon dilates stenosed valve • excess fluid in pericardial sac • leaves defective valve in place • ...
set 9 2025-01-15
Across
- lung
- growth;development
- fatal(deadly)
- to turn or roll
- involuntary contraction
- drug that decreases the antigen/antibody resoponse
- the process of clotting
- to expand
- ventricle one of the two bottom chambers of the heart
- vessels
- arteries
- contraction
Down
- picture or printout of a test result
- heart
- infection that usually doesn't affect you unless already sick
- recording
- plaque buildup
- lung
- to get smaller in diameter
- any therapy that decreases or stimulates the antigen/antibody response
- vessels
- 2 tubes that go from trachea to each lung
- a tube you put down
- wall
- the heart between beats, at rest
25 Clues: lung • lung • wall • heart • vessels • vessels • arteries • recording • to expand • contraction • fatal(deadly) • plaque buildup • to turn or roll • growth;development • a tube you put down • involuntary contraction • the process of clotting • to get smaller in diameter • the heart between beats, at rest • picture or printout of a test result • 2 tubes that go from trachea to each lung • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2021-04-25
Across
- atrium receives blood from the body
- artery carries oxygen poor blood
- atrium receives blood from the lungs
- separates the right heart from the left heart
- continuous movement of blood through the body
- node secondary pacemaker of the heart
- carry blood to the heart
- ventricle pumps blood to the lungs
- node primary pacemaker of the heart
Down
- valve separates left atrium from ventricle
- vein carries oxygen rich blood
- ventricle pumps blood to the body
- valve separates right atrium from ventricle
- carry blood away from the heart
14 Clues: carry blood to the heart • vein carries oxygen rich blood • carry blood away from the heart • artery carries oxygen poor blood • ventricle pumps blood to the body • ventricle pumps blood to the lungs • atrium receives blood from the body • node primary pacemaker of the heart • atrium receives blood from the lungs • node secondary pacemaker of the heart • ...
Cadence's Med. Terms Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-18
Across
- a test to record the electrical signals in the heart
- the main organ in the cardiovascular system
- tests healthcare providers use to monitor your overall health or help diagnose medical conditions
- largest organ in the body
- suffix
- prefix
- Damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
- root word
- suffix
- occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should
Down
- can limit blood flow, increasing risk of heart attack or stroke. It's detected by a blood test.
- occurs when a blood vessel carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked by a clot, bursts, or ruptures
- is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures.
- a bodily fluid
- blood vessels located throughout the body
- root word
- when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher)
- tube like structures responsible for fluid
- uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart.
- cardiological examination that evaluates the cardiovascular system's response to external stress within a controlled clinical setting
- usual cause is the buildup of plaque.
21 Clues: suffix • prefix • suffix • root word • root word • a bodily fluid • largest organ in the body • usual cause is the buildup of plaque. • blood vessels located throughout the body • tube like structures responsible for fluid • the main organ in the cardiovascular system • a test to record the electrical signals in the heart • Damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels. • ...
The Transport System in Human 2021-02-08
Across
- The two lower chambers of the heart
- The heart is divided into a left and right side by this structure
- Substances are transported in and out of this organism by diffusion
- Large blood vessels with very thick walls
- Blood that is rich in oxygen
- The _________ system is responsible for transporting substances around the body
Down
- Process by which particles spread from a region where there are many, to a region where there are few particles
- Hole or passage way through which blood flows
- Blood vessels that are only one-cell thick
- Prevent the back flow of blood in the veins
- One of the upper chambers of the heart is called the __________
- Organ which pumps blood around the body
- Carries blood back to the heart
- Largest artery in the body
- Blood that has given up its oxygen is said to be ________
- One of the substances transported to the body cells
16 Clues: Largest artery in the body • Blood that is rich in oxygen • Carries blood back to the heart • The two lower chambers of the heart • Organ which pumps blood around the body • Large blood vessels with very thick walls • Blood vessels that are only one-cell thick • Prevent the back flow of blood in the veins • Hole or passage way through which blood flows • ...
Circulatory System 2022-10-09
Across
- the muscle your heart is made up of
- Blood cells that contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around your body
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart
- Blood with low oxygen
- A waxy, fat-like substance
- A chemical found in red blood cells
Down
- Blood with high oxygen
- Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart muscles
- Network of thin-walled vessels that join the arteries to the veins
- The system that carries blood to and from your heart to the rest of your body
- Blood cells that help to fight pathogens (disease)
- A clear yellowish liquid found in blood
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart
- Broken up bits of cells that help our blood to clot
- A small abnormal build-up of cholesterol, calcium and fibrin leading to the narrowing of arteries
- A blood clot
16 Clues: A blood clot • Blood with low oxygen • Blood with high oxygen • A waxy, fat-like substance • the muscle your heart is made up of • A chemical found in red blood cells • A clear yellowish liquid found in blood • Blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart • Blood cells that help to fight pathogens (disease) • Blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart • ...
Crossword 2025-03-07
Across
- - The breastbone, behind which the heart is located.
- - The outermost layer of the heart, containing fat tissue.
- - The upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
- - The tendinous strings that connect heart valves to muscles.
- - The muscle that pulls on the heartstrings.
Down
- - The protective sac surrounding the heart.
- - The "little beams of meat" inside the heart.
- - Relating to the lungs and associated heart valve.
- - The lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood.
- - A heart valve with three cusps.
10 Clues: - A heart valve with three cusps. • - The protective sac surrounding the heart. • - The muscle that pulls on the heartstrings. • - The "little beams of meat" inside the heart. • - The lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood. • - Relating to the lungs and associated heart valve. • - The breastbone, behind which the heart is located. • ...
Vet Terms 2023-03-14
Across
- A chemical that prohibits clotting
- Nearest Midline (mostly used with legs)
- A lack or loss of appetite
- Higher/More than Normal
- Refers to Belly or Underside
- Loss of hair on an animal
- Inflammation of
- Baby teeth
Down
- High heart rate
- Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
- Slow heart rate
- "Party hat" for a pet
- Lower/Less than Normal
- Medication for VF
- process of complete knowledge
- Infection in the uterus
- Anti-nausea injection
17 Clues: Baby teeth • High heart rate • Slow heart rate • Inflammation of • Medication for VF • "Party hat" for a pet • Anti-nausea injection • Lower/Less than Normal • Infection in the uterus • Higher/More than Normal • Loss of hair on an animal • A lack or loss of appetite • Refers to Belly or Underside • process of complete knowledge • A chemical that prohibits clotting • ...
HEART ANATOMY & CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 2023-09-26
Across
- transport oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
- ensure that oxygenated and deoxygenated blood does not mix
- transport deoxygenated blood from heart
- calcium deposited on the plaque
- insufficient oxygen supply to the heart muscle cause severe chest pain
- main blood artery that transport oxygenated blood to the whole body
- ensure that blood which flow into right ventricle does not flow back into right atrium
Down
- artery that supply blood to the heart
- caused by the restricted blood flow
- ensure that blood flow out of the heart does not flow back
- formation and deposition of plaque on artery wall
- main vein that transport deoxygenated blood back to heart
- ensure that blood which flow into left ventricle does not flow back into left atrium
13 Clues: calcium deposited on the plaque • caused by the restricted blood flow • artery that supply blood to the heart • transport deoxygenated blood from heart • transport oxygenated blood from lungs to heart • formation and deposition of plaque on artery wall • main vein that transport deoxygenated blood back to heart • ...
Olivia Travierso- Unit 4 2018-04-11
Across
- Valve that prevents the oxygenated blood in the left ventricle from returning to the left atrium
- Valve that prevents deoxygenated blood in the right ventricle from returning to the right atrium
- The space within blood vessels in which the blood flows
- Relaxation of the tunica media and the expansion of the lumen
- Narrows the lumen of blood vessels
- Small blood vessels that connect capillaries and veins
- Heart rate that is higher than normal
- The node that signals the contraction of the atria (AKA SA)
- The plane that divides the body or organ into inferior and superior halves
- The muscular wall of the heart
- Constant high blood pressure
- The plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior halves
Down
- Thin-walled blood vessels where gas, nutrients and wastes are exchanged
- Instrument used to take a blood pressure
- The node that is located in the wall between the right atrium and right ventricle (AKA AV)
- Lower, larger chambers that send blood out from the heart
- System made up of the organs of the heart and blood vessels
- Valve that allows blood to flow out of the right ventricle to the lungs
- The plane that divide the body or organ into left and right halves
- Upper, smaller chambers that receive blood into the heart
- Smaller branches of arteries
- The phase when blood is sent out of the heart
- The longest phase; blood fills the atria
- Valve that separates the aorta from the left ventricle
24 Clues: Smaller branches of arteries • Constant high blood pressure • The muscular wall of the heart • Narrows the lumen of blood vessels • Heart rate that is higher than normal • Instrument used to take a blood pressure • The longest phase; blood fills the atria • The phase when blood is sent out of the heart • Small blood vessels that connect capillaries and veins • ...
Unit 1 Vocab Review 2018-10-23
Across
- the gas animal cells need for survival
- the movement of molecules from high to low concentration until equilibrium
- controls the cell
- this means a description of the organ or organelle
- small and round in animal cells
- green organelle in plant cells
- the gas animal cells need to get rid of
- all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, all cells come from cells
- carries blood away from the heart, thick muscular walls
- many in a cell, bean shaped, two membranes
- provides shape and support in plant cells
- chemical that enables photosynthesis to occur
- the system that enables us to breathe
- keeps blood flowing in one direction in the heart
- the system that enables breaking down food into nutrients
Down
- the system that controls everything in our body
- the only prokaryotic cell
- lower heart chamber
- the system that enables movement
- this means the job of the organ or organelle
- controls what enters and exits the cell
- the system that transports materials to cells
- simple cell, free floating DNA, few organelles, single celled
- made up of groups of similar tissues
- watery gel that surrounds and hold organelles
- one-cell thick, diffusion occurs here
- carries blood to the heart, has valves
- the sugar/nutrient cells need
- top heart chamber
- complex cell, many internal organelles, has nucleus
- the smallest level of organization
- the largest level of organization
- has four chambers and pumps blood
- the system that fights infections
34 Clues: controls the cell • top heart chamber • lower heart chamber • the only prokaryotic cell • the sugar/nutrient cells need • green organelle in plant cells • small and round in animal cells • the system that enables movement • the largest level of organization • has four chambers and pumps blood • the system that fights infections • the smallest level of organization • ...
Cardiomyophathy 2014-12-09
Across
- The condition may also be called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome or _____ cardiomyopathy by doctors.
- This type of cardiomyopathy has an unexplained cause and can happen in the last month of pregnancy
- This type of defibrillator is occasionally implanted
- One of the main causes of heart failure
- Heart muscle becomes less rigid and elastic
- Feet and ankle symptom
- a group of heart and muscle diseases that affect structural or functional ability of the myocardium
- These type of treatments can put people at risk
- This type of disease is not associated with cardiomyopathy
- EKG, chest radiograph, ECG, CT Scan, cardiac catherization, endomyocardial biopsy all help in this
- Makes the heart work harder and could be a risk
- A viral, fungal, bacterial or protozoal myocarditis secondary type of cardiomyopathy
- Family history of cardiomyophathy
- A lot of trips to the bathroom due to taking this as part of the wellness plan
Down
- Using these can cause cardiomyopathy
- Shortness of breath
- Focusing on relieving symptoms, observing, preventing complications, providing emotional and psychological support
- Increased size and mass of the heart due to increased muscle thickness
- Type of exercise to avoid
- Cardiomyopathies are classified as primary and this
- Inflammation of the heart walls is also called this
- Too many years of using this can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy
- Most common type of Cardiomyopathy
- Can block the blood flow to other organs
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is considered genetic and is the major cause of death in young ones
- Diabetes may cause this secondary type
- Just can't seem to stay focused
27 Clues: Shortness of breath • Feet and ankle symptom • Type of exercise to avoid • Just can't seem to stay focused • Family history of cardiomyophathy • Most common type of Cardiomyopathy • Using these can cause cardiomyopathy • Diabetes may cause this secondary type • One of the main causes of heart failure • Can block the blood flow to other organs • ...
frog anatomy 2024-06-03
Across
- vessels that bring blood back into the hear
- lower chamber of the heart
- collets waste
- first site of chemical digesten
- Three lobes
- moves digestive food out
- stores urine
- the thing that being food into the stomach
- pumps blood
- stores, produces, and eliminates blood cells
- air opening to exchange gases
Down
- give the oxygen
- lower chamber of the heart
- stores fat for the winter
- transparent cover that protects the eye
- carries eggs in the female body
- filters blood
- vessels that carrier blood away from the heart
- stores bile
- the first part on the small intestine
20 Clues: stores bile • Three lobes • pumps blood • stores urine • filters blood • collets waste • give the oxygen • moves digestive food out • stores fat for the winter • lower chamber of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • air opening to exchange gases • carries eggs in the female body • first site of chemical digesten • the first part on the small intestine • ...
EKG Vocabulary 2023-03-02
Across
- An electrical shift that takes place within muscle cells
- Dynamic between atrium and ventricle
- High Body Temperature
- pupillary constriction
- Low Body Temperature
- Feverish
- An interference from movement
- A state of balance among the body system
- drooping of the eye lid
- eye appears to sink into the orbit
Down
- Inner Layer of the heart
- Muscular Middle Layer of the heart
- Over Fire
- lack of sweating
- protective outer layer of the heart
- Not Feverish
- Act that maintains privacy founded in 1996
- Over Grass
- Splits ventricles from mixing de+oxygenated blood
19 Clues: Feverish • Over Fire • Over Grass • Not Feverish • lack of sweating • Low Body Temperature • High Body Temperature • pupillary constriction • drooping of the eye lid • Inner Layer of the heart • An interference from movement • Muscular Middle Layer of the heart • eye appears to sink into the orbit • protective outer layer of the heart • Dynamic between atrium and ventricle • ...
Fitness 2021-10-22
Across
- Testing your flexibility
- Bend easily
- Being able to do something for a long period of time
- Promoting good health
- Exercise requiring upper body strength
- State of being physically strong
- being physically fit and healthy
- Testing Cardiovascular endurance
- Testing your abdominal strength
- having well-developed muscles
Down
- Needing lots of oxygen
- We breath it in
- The speed your heart is beating
- Relating to the circulatory system, which comprises the heart and blood vessels
- Your overall well being
- extend one's body or a part
- Idea of the future or desired result
- Pumps Blood
- Correct posture
19 Clues: Bend easily • Pumps Blood • We breath it in • Correct posture • Promoting good health • Needing lots of oxygen • Your overall well being • Testing your flexibility • extend one's body or a part • having well-developed muscles • The speed your heart is beating • Testing your abdominal strength • State of being physically strong • being physically fit and healthy • ...
Cardiac 2018-06-03
Across
- arteriosus vessel connecting the pulmonary artery to the aorta in the fetus
- 1 of the 3 cardinal signs of heart disease
- no direct connection between the pulmonary vein and the left ventricle
- __________septal defect: most common heart defect in children with trisomy 21
- underdeveloped left ventricle (abbr)
- atresia absent or malformed valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- __________murmur is never normal
Down
- enlarged heart
- single common blood vessel coming out of the heart
- cardiac diagnostic tool
- 2 characteristics are VSD and overriding aorta
- narrowing of the aorta
- cardiac concern with long term corticosteroid therapy (abbr.)
- S2 heart sound is associated with the closure of the aortic and __________ valves
14 Clues: enlarged heart • narrowing of the aorta • cardiac diagnostic tool • __________murmur is never normal • underdeveloped left ventricle (abbr) • 1 of the 3 cardinal signs of heart disease • 2 characteristics are VSD and overriding aorta • single common blood vessel coming out of the heart • cardiac concern with long term corticosteroid therapy (abbr.) • ...
Cardiovascular System 2022-06-09
Across
- single cell blood vessel
- Blood vessel that has valves
- Upper chamber of the heart
- The circulatory system that goes from the heart to the muscles and back
- Blood vessel that doesn't contain valves
- The volume of blood ejected from the ;eft ventricle per beat is
Down
- The Oxygen carrying part of a Red Blood Cell
- The only one of these blood vessels to carry deoxygenated blood
- Stroke Volume x Heart Rate
- The number of Heart contractions per minute
- The main vein
- The only one of these blood vessels to carry oxygenated blood
- The main artery
- The circulatory system that goes from the heart to the lungs and back
14 Clues: The main vein • The main artery • single cell blood vessel • Stroke Volume x Heart Rate • Upper chamber of the heart • Blood vessel that has valves • Blood vessel that doesn't contain valves • The number of Heart contractions per minute • The Oxygen carrying part of a Red Blood Cell • The only one of these blood vessels to carry oxygenated blood • ...
Circulatory System 2024-11-26
Across
- Is where gas exchange happens
- Is responsible for fighting foreign infections in the body
- A valve in the heart with two flaps
- Is the largest blood vessel in the body
- A valve in the heart with three flaps
- Transports blood away from the heart
- Is responsible for stopping bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged
Down
- Pumps blood throughout the body
- Acts as a highway for blood throughout the body
- A body system responsible for the transport of blood throughout the body
- Refers to the amount of pressure in the circulatory system
- Returns blood to the heart
- A very small artery leading up to a capillary
- Carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
14 Clues: Returns blood to the heart • Is where gas exchange happens • Pumps blood throughout the body • A valve in the heart with two flaps • Transports blood away from the heart • A valve in the heart with three flaps • Is the largest blood vessel in the body • A very small artery leading up to a capillary • Acts as a highway for blood throughout the body • ...
El Día de San Valentín 2015-02-10
25 Clues: bow • red • love • hugs • pink • roses • angel • white • Cupid • candy • a card • arrows • kisses • flowers • a heart • to flirt • boyfriend • a wedding • girlfriend • chocolates • pasion passion • a broken heart • to get engaged • Valentine's Day • to get married (to someone)
crossword review, 1st 50 terms (#1) 2021-10-20
Across
- abnormal enlargement
- inflammation surrounding the heart
- lack of blood flow
- nose bleed
- bad, painful, or difficult
- inside
- spleen
- heart
- surgical removal
- muscle
- abnormal condition
- chest pain
- kidney
Down
- slow
- visual examination of the abdomen
- inflammation
- vomit
- fast
- nerve
- artificial opening
- harmful
- dizziness
- surrounding
- liver
24 Clues: slow • fast • vomit • nerve • heart • liver • inside • spleen • muscle • kidney • harmful • dizziness • nose bleed • chest pain • surrounding • inflammation • surgical removal • lack of blood flow • artificial opening • abnormal condition • abnormal enlargement • bad, painful, or difficult • visual examination of the abdomen • inflammation surrounding the heart
Enfermedades, Síntomas, Tratamiento 2024-05-17
28 Clues: ice • flu • cold • virus • stress • hunger • stroke • asthma • surgery • migrain • anxiety • fatigue • vomiting • swelling • deep pain • injection • pneumonia • heartburn • dizziness • arthritis • painkiller • sharp pain • heart attack • prescription • heart disease • allergic reaction • diseases/illnesses • high blood pressure
IHC MT 1 2025-11-06
22 Clues: bad • red • blue • nose • neph • skin • bone • pathy • white • nerve • angio • muscle • phlebo • cardio • eardrum • inflammation • inflammation of the skin • inflammation of the stomach • disease of the heart muscle • surgical removal of a kidney • surgical opening into the colon • pertaining to across the esophagus
