cardiovascular crossword

3. pale, straw colored fluid that is formed from body water and salts
5. separates right ventricle from pulmonary artery
7. form a network of tubes that carry blood through the body in a circuit
8. separates left ventricle from aorta
10. larger blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
11. force the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
15. receive blood entering the heart and hold it until the ventricles empty
17. lowest pressure in an artery
18. relaxation phase
19. highest pressure in an artery
20. hollow, muscular pump whose role is to propel blood through the circulatory system
21. larger blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
22. process that stops bleeding and keeps blood inside the injured vessel
23. contraction phase
24. former cells that have lost all organelles

1. occurs when a blood vessel is severed or damaged, causing bleeding to occur
2. prevent backflow of blood
4. microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules
5. buildup of cholesterol, calcium, and fat deposits on the interior walls of the arteries
6. rate of heart when body is at rest and relaxed
9. special liquid connective tissue that is part fluid and part cellular material
12. is controlled by pacemaker
13. receive blood from the atria and pump blood out of the heart
14. fragments of cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane
16. generates electrical impulses that spread over the walls of both atria