Circulatory System Unit Crossword Puzzle

3. Rate (BPM) is the number of times the heart beats within a certain time.
5. Abnormal bulge in the wall of the arteries that weakens the walls as time goes on, can be caused by injury, infection and high blood pressure.
8. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to parts of the body.
9. One of major types of blood cell. It looks like a disc shaped that is made in the bone marrow and is important for slowing or stopping blood clots by having thromboplastin in them.
12. system A network of tubes throught out the body that picks up excess fluids that leak into the tissues and empties it back into the heart where it goes into circulation again.
13. volume is the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each heartbeat.
14. Meaning without/lacking blood (hemoglobin or RBC). Effect o2 delivery due to iron deficiency, excess bleeding, lack of red blood cell production and more. Causes tirenss,weakness dizziness and more.
15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart from parts of the body.

1. Is the smallest type of blood vessel and transports blood nutrient and oxygen to cells.
2. Is the buildup of fat (cholesterol, plaque and other substance) in the arteries or artery walls. Can cause heart attack and high blood pressure.
4. Meaning red blood cell and contain a protein called hemoglobin, it is produced in bone marrow and transport oxygen (O2).
6. A thick muscular wall that separates the heart left and right.
7. Meaning white blood cell and it is found in blood and lymph tissue where it is part of the body’s immune system. Its main function is to protect the body from infection and disease.
10. A chamber of the heart that delivers blood with a thick wall and has two of them in the heart.
11. a blood clot that formed inside vein or arteries (blood vessel).
14. A chamber of the heart that receives blood with a thin wall and the heart has two of them.