1

12345678910111213141516171819202122
Across
  1. 4. controlled in the long-term l by water/sodium intake and kidney function
  2. 8. protein that carries oxygen
  3. 9. this node carries signals from the atria to the ventricles
  4. 12. is the “top” number in a blood pressure measurement
  5. 13. hemoglobin deficiency
  6. 14. carry blood back to the heart
  7. 16. these ions causes heart muscles to contract
  8. 17. serum + clotting factors
  9. 18. the leakiest type of capillaries
  10. 19. red blood cells
  11. 21. hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells
  12. 22. tissue that produces blood cells
Down
  1. 1. large blood proteins with a variety of functions
  2. 2. the percentage of blood that is cells
  3. 3. their main role is to fill the ventricle
  4. 5. this part of the cardiovascular system collects interstitial fluid and returns to blood vessels
  5. 6. blood vessels getting smaller
  6. 7. organ with the tightest capillaries
  7. 10. are the smallest parts of blood vessels
  8. 11. lowest blood pressure
  9. 13. / blood vessels that contain blood under high pressure
  10. 15. 1/resistance
  11. 17. cell fragment important in blood clotting
  12. 20. “blood thinner” discovered on a cattle farm