Circulatory System
Across
- 3. One of two or more versions of a genetic sequence at a particular region on a chromosome
- 5. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle
- 6. a fluid filled cavity in the heart or the brain
- 7. help to stop the bleeding and forms blood clots
- 8. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves
- 11. the tightening of blood vessels
- 14. a procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed
- 15. my full name
- 16. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
- 18. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
Down
- 1. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
- 2. the muscular layer of the heart
- 3. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
- 4. one way inlets for blood transport
- 5. a marker that tells your immune system whether something in your body is harmful or not
- 8. the outermost protective layer of the heart
- 9. the releasing of stress of blood vessels
- 10. main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
- 12. the genetic makeup of an organism
- 13. a record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography
- 17. very small vessels that connect arterial and venous circulation and allow efficient exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and tissues