Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 2. During this procedure, blood from a donor is transferred to the patient's bloodstream.
  2. 3. Substance that builds up in artery walls.
  3. 4. "Good Cholesterol"-pick up excessive cholesterol from body tissues and artery walls and carry it to the liver.
  4. 6. Thick walled blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  5. 9. Irregular heartbeat
  6. 10. A condition when artery walls harden and thicken due to plaque buildup.
  7. 11. ___________ Blood Cells: A cell that helps protect the body from diseases and foreign substances.
  8. 14. A small group of cells in the wall of the heart that controls the rate at which the heart muscles contract.
  9. 15. "Bad Cholesterol" that carries cholesterol to body tissues for use or storage.
  10. 16. __________ Blood Cells: A hemoglobin-containing cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body.
  11. 17. Blood pressure that is consistently 140/90.
Down
  1. 1. The force with which blood pushes against the walls of blood vessels.
  2. 3. A cell fragment that plays an important role in the blood clotting process.
  3. 5. A liquid that makes up about 55% of blood.
  4. 7. Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the rest of the body.
  5. 8. Large, thin-walled blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
  6. 12. The smallest type of blood vessel in the body
  7. 13. Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart.