Cardio-Pulmonary System

3. vessel that carries the blood away from the heart to the organs in the body.
4. force measured per unit area.
7. the tissues and organs that bring the air in and out of your body to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
12. a system of tissues and vessels that transport blood throughout the body.
13. microscopic blood vessel that delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells and picks up carbon dioxide and other waste products.
16. blood pressure above the normal range.

1. a condition in which oxygen is not able to be delivered to the lungs or body.
2. the result of insufficient blood flow to the heart, often resulting in tissue damage.
5. the inability of the body to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
6. the process of air entering and exiting your lungs.
7. an infection of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites.
8. the organs in the pulmonary system in which gas exchange occurs.
9. death of brain tissue due to a blocked or ruptured blood vessel.
10. the two lower chambers of the heart that pump the blood out of the heart.
11. vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
14. a common long-term disease that causes swelling of the airways to the lungs, often triggered by environmental factors.
15. one of two upper chambers of the heart that receives the blood.
16. the organ of the circulatory system that pumps the blood throughout the circulatory system.