Circulation and Cardiovascular Physiology

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Across
  1. 4. hormone that regulates the production of RBCs
  2. 6. principal phagocytic cells in the blood
  3. 10. protein made by the immune system in response to foreign substances
  4. 14. contraction of the heart muscle
  5. 17. colloquial term for myocardial infarction
  6. 19. permits diffusion between blood and interstitial fluids
  7. 21. double-sided pump that establishes blood pressure
  8. 23. stem cells that make other blood cells
  9. 24. relaxation of the heart muscle
  10. 25. distributes blood around the body
Down
  1. 1. an immune response against bacteria and trauma
  2. 2. another term for platelets
  3. 3. returns blood from the capillaries to the heart
  4. 5. type of circulatory system found in Arthropods and Mollusks
  5. 7. device that records the electrical signals in the heart
  6. 8. first heart sound
  7. 9. type of circulatory system found in Nemertea and Annelids
  8. 11. type of stroke that happens when clotting occurs in the brain
  9. 12. refers to the iron-porphyrin ring of hemoglobin
  10. 13. also known as the right atrioventricular valve
  11. 15. the heart’s natural pacemaker
  12. 16. amoeba-like cells capable of independent movement
  13. 18. animals with a three systemic circuit
  14. 20. agranular leukocytes that are specialized to produce antibodies
  15. 22. where the hemolymph re-enters the blood