Cardiovascular System Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the addition of oxygen to any system including the human body
  2. 8. a muscular hollow organ often called the "pump" of the body
  3. 9. form a closed system for the flow of blood
  4. 10. the iron containing protein of the red blood cells
  5. 12. tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules and allow for exchange of nutrients and gas between the blood and the body
  6. 13. provides functional blood supply to all body tissue
  7. 14. condition where the heart beats with an irregular/abnormal rhythm
  8. 15. moving deoxygenaten blood from the heart to the lungs then back to the heart with oxygen
  9. 16. provides functional blood supply to all body tissue
Down
  1. 1. largest blood vessel in the body
  2. 2. fluid that circulates through the vessels in the body to carry substances to all parts
  3. 3. blood with a reduced oxygen concentration as compared to blood departing the lungs
  4. 5. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  5. 6. pertaning to the heart and blood vessels
  6. 7. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  7. 11. supply blood to heart muscle\