CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

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Across
  1. 1. usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly
  2. 5. it occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get as much blood as it needs
  3. 7. condition in which your blood has a lower-than-normal amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin.
  4. 12. prevents blood from flowing normally through the circulatory system
  5. 14. swollen, twisted veins that you can see just under the skin
  6. 15. narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs
  7. 16. plaque builds up inside your arteries
  8. 17. condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's need for blood and oxygen
  9. 18. it affects hemoglobin
  10. 19. inflammation of a vein
Down
  1. 1. occurs when an artery supplying your heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked
  2. 2. a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system
  3. 3. a condition in which the blood vessels have raised pressure
  4. 4. disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries
  5. 6. plaque builds up inside your arteries
  6. 8. a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat
  7. 9. occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should
  8. 10. enlarged are in the lower part of the major vessel that supplies blood to the body
  9. 11. is permanent damage to the heart muscle
  10. 13. occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts