Anatomy & Physiology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
  2. 8. Hormone produced by the pancreas that allows glucose into the cell.
  3. 9. Component of blood needed to form clots.
  4. 10. Process of moving gases (O2 & CO2) between inhaled air & pulmonary circulation of blood.
  5. 11. Blood vessel returning blood to the heart.
  6. 13. Supply of oxygen & removal of waste from cells & tissues as a result of blood flow.
  7. 15. Inability to adequately circulate blood throughout the body, AKA shock.
  8. 18. The voice box.
  9. 19. Tiny blood vessel where O2& CO2 exchange takes place.
  10. 20. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  11. 21. The 33 bones of the spinal column (plural).
Down
  1. 1. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is filling. Lower number on the bottom.
  2. 3. Two large branches (right & left) coming from the trachea and into the lungs.
  3. 4. Process of moving O2 & CO2 between circulating blood and the cells.
  4. 5. Largest artery in the body, transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation.
  5. 6. Pelvic socket where the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint.
  6. 7. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries.
  7. 12. The area directly posterior to the mouth
  8. 14. Muscular structure that divides the chest from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration.
  9. 16. "Windpipe"; structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs.
  10. 17. Structures in the heart that open & close to permit the flow of blood in only one direction.