Chapter 17 (Exam Prep)
Across
- 2. cavity, The area inside the nose that warms and moistens incoming air
- 4. blood cell, a blood cell that attacks foreign invaders
- 5. the fluid, composed mainly of water, that makes up slightly more than half of the volume of blood
- 7. pressure, The pressure of circulating blood against he walls of arteries
- 10. a tiny sac where gas is exchanged between the air in the lungs and the blood
- 12. a tiny blood vessel connecting an artery and a vein
- 13. Lower chambers of the heart
- 15. a light change in blood pressure in an artery when the heart beats
- 16. a blood vessel leading toward the heart
- 17. A blood vessel that leading away from the heart
Down
- 1. The organ that conducts air toward the lungs
- 3. an upper chamber of the heart
- 5. a structure in the blood that repairs breaks in the circulatory system
- 6. Either of the two branches of the trachea that lead into a lung
- 8. The organ that helps prevent food from entering the trachea and contains the vocal cords
- 9. node, a structure along the lymphatic system that filters dead cells, bacteria, viruses, and other particles out of the lymph
- 11. a flap in a vein that allows blood to flow in only one direction
- 14. Leaked plasma that flows through the lymphatic system and back into the circulatory system
- 15. The organ that connects the passages of the nose and mouth to the esophagus
- 18. blood cell, a blood cell that lacks a nucleus and carries oxygen to the cells