Cardiovascular System Vocabulary
Across
- 2. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 4. irregular or abnormal rhythm,usually referring to the heart rythm
- 5. pertaining to the heart
- 6. blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 8. tiny blood vessel that connects arterioles and venules and allows
- 9. oxygenated blood is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide
- 10. the iron-containing protein of the red blood cells;serves to carry oxygen from the lungs to the red tissue
- 14. gas excessive cabiliates of all body
Down
- 1. gas excessive occurs at body
- 2. largest artery in the body
- 3. blood that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide
- 7. vessel they are 3 main types:arteries,capillaries, and veins
- 11. fluid that circulates through the vessels in the body to carry substances to all body parts
- 12. arteries the first branch of the aorta
- 13. a muscular,hollow organ often called the "pump"