Circulatory system
Across
- 3. the movement of the blood through the heart and around the body
- 4. the airway that leads from the larynx to the bronci. also called windpipe
- 5. liquid connective tissue composed of formed elements-erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets-and a fluid extracellular matrix called plasma; component of the cardiovascular system
- 7. another name for alveoli
- 9. the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
- 11. takes blood low in oxygen from the body to the right atrium
- 16. blood vessel that conducts blood toward the heart
- 17. also called erythrocyte
- 19. one of the formed elements of blood that provides defense against disease agents and foreign materials
- 20. the heart valve at the base of the aorta and the pulmonary artery
Down
- 1. another word for high blood pressure
- 2. the two chambers at the top of the heart
- 3. the tiny blood vessels throughout the body that connect arteries and veins
- 6. a thin skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest and separates the abdomen from the chest
- 8. two muscular sides/walls of the heart
- 10. a strong muscle about the size of your fist
- 12. valve located at the base of the aorta
- 13. form clots and plug cuts
- 14. Carry blood away from the heart
- 15. the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
- 18. valve located between the left atrium and ventricle; consists of two flaps of tissue