Heart Crossword

1. are at the apex of the heart.
2. is when platelets stick to each other and the damaged area, and release a mixture of chemicals.
6. involved in allergic reactions.
7. transmit the electrical signal down the septum.
9. feed the heart muscle tissue itself with oxygen and nutrients.
11. pumps blood to the right ventricle.
14. prevents back flow of blood into the left atrium.
16. pumps blood to the body.
17. semilunar valve prevents back flow of blood back into the right ventricle.
18. attack and destroy invading pathogens.
24. pumps blood to the lungs.
25. carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
26. increase allergic and inflammatory responses.
27. is the main artery in the body.
28. is a hairpin loop in the aorta that wraps around the pulmonary veins and heads downwards.
30. prevents back flow of blood back into the left ventricle and has three flaps.
31. are immune molecules that poke holes in rbc’s causing them to burst and release hemoglobin.
32. is where all the veins from the head merge together.

1. help the blood to clot at wounds.
2. carry oxygen poor blood back to the lungs.
3. prevents back flow of blood back to the right atrium.
4. carry oxygen rich blood to the heart from the lungs.
5. can consume bacteria by phagocytosis and are granular.
8. is an involuntary contraction of damaged arteries or arterioles.
10. is located in the inferior inner surface of the right atria.
12. develop antibodies and attack bacteria.
13. is where all the veins from the lower merge together.
15. is a series of events that cause the blood to thicken into a gel-like consistency.
19. pumps blood from the lungs into the left ventricle.
20. is the part of the aorta that heads down.
21. sends a signal for the rest of the heart when to contract. \
22. is a missing clotting factor that causes the blood to not clot properly.
23. can consume bacteria by phagocytosis and are agranular.
29. can bind readily to oxygen and carbon dioxide.