Blood Vessel Anatomy & Function

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Across
  1. 3. this vein drains blood into the right atrium
  2. 6. the tunica intima is made of this type of tissue
  3. 7. a conductance vessel is called what?
  4. 8. the layer of blood vessels that is made up of elastic and smooth muscle
  5. 11. the circular arrangement of arteries in the brain is known as the circle of what?
  6. 14. there are two parts of the descending aorta. The thoracic and the what?
  7. 15. the brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and the left subclavian artery branch of of this part of the aorta?
  8. 16. these are the sounds one listens for when obtaining a blood pressure
Down
  1. 1. the smallest veins are called what?
  2. 2. this pressure is related to plasma proteins in the blood
  3. 4. this trunk branches off the descending aorta to further divide into the arteries that feed the stomach, spleen, and liver
  4. 5. heart failure retains water and develops excess blood volume which is known as?
  5. 9. an exchange vessel is called what?
  6. 10. the primary process causing substances to move across the capillary wall from an area of high concentration to low concentration
  7. 12. the distal end of the aorta splits into the left and right _______ arteries?
  8. 13. the ______ arteriosus allows blood from the pulmonary artery to flow directly into the descending aorta.