Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 3. rhythmic dilation of an artery due to blood pumping within it as the heart beats
  2. 5. number of times the heart beats per minute (bpm)
  3. 11. sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels
  4. 12. inner lining of the heart’s chambers which regulates contractions and aids cardiac embryological development
  5. 13. fluid in which other cells are suspended in blood
  6. 15. hollow tubular organs which carry blood through out the body
  7. 16. force exerted by blood on the walls of arteries as it pumps through the body
Down
  1. 1. smallest blood vessels, with walls one cell layer thick, which carry out oxygen and nutrient exchange at the body tissues
  2. 2. chambers of the heart responsible for pumping blood out of the heart
  3. 4. organ which acts as a continuous double pump to transport blood throughout the body
  4. 6. innermost part of the pericardium and outermost part of the heart which protects the heart
  5. 7. platelets which assist in clotting
  6. 8. cardiac muscle responsible for heart contractions
  7. 9. chambers of the heart responsible for receiving blood from veins leading to the heartchambers of the heart responsible for receiving blood from veins leading to the heart
  8. 10. blood vessels which carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart to remove waste from the body
  9. 14. blood vessels which usually carry oxygenated blood away from the heart