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