Cardiovascular System Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Right and left sides of the heart are separated by a sheet of muscle called the ___.
  2. 5. vessels that take blood from the body to the heart.
  3. 6. Each lower chamber of the heart
  4. 9. lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol helps carry the low density lipoprotein cholesterol away from the arteries.
  5. 10. cancer in which abnormal white blood cells are produced.
  6. 13. is a fat like substance found in all cells of the body.
  7. 14. also called hardening of the arteries, is a condition that occurs when fatty material buildup on the inside walls of arteries.
  8. 15. condition where there is not enough hemoglobin in the blood
Down
  1. 2. cell fragments that clump together at the site of a wound to help form a blood clot
  2. 3. lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a major component of the fatty material deposited in the arteries in atherosclerosis.
  3. 4. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body.
  4. 7. blood pressure that is too high
  5. 8. protein in red blood cells that attaches to oxygen so that it can be transported
  6. 11. Thin,yellow fluid part of blood
  7. 12. Each upper chamber of the heart