PHS - CIRCULATORY SYSTEM KMP

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Across
  1. 4. type of vessel returns blood to the heart
  2. 7. fatty plaques on the walls of the arteries
  3. 10. valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  4. 11. period of ventricular contraction
  5. 13. malignant disease of the bone marrow
  6. 15. type of vessel that might contain a valve to prevent the backflow of blood
  7. 17. the average adult has 4-6 ___ of blood in their body
  8. 20. largest artery
  9. 22. dilated, swollen veins that have lost elasticity
  10. 23. heart attack
  11. 28. the period of rest, ventricular filling
  12. 29. high blood pressure
  13. 30. blood cell that contains hemoglobin
  14. 31. valve exiting the right ventricle
  15. 32. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
  16. 33. inherited disease that leads to prolonged bleeding
Down
  1. 1. smallest veins
  2. 2. ballooning out of an arterial wall
  3. 3. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  4. 5. foreign substance in the bloodstream
  5. 6. the liquid part of blood
  6. 7. hardening or thickening of arterial walls
  7. 8. type of blood cell that fights infection
  8. 9. inflammation of a vein
  9. 12. wall that separates the heart into left and right sides
  10. 14. blood cell that assists in clotting
  11. 16. blood returning from the body enters the right ___ (chamber of the heart)
  12. 18. muscular layer of the heart
  13. 19. double layer membrane surrounding the heart
  14. 21. low number of erythrocytes or hemoglobin
  15. 24. vessel that is one cell layer thick
  16. 25. smallest arteries
  17. 26. inner layer of the heart that allows for the smooth flow of blood
  18. 27. valve the blood travels through exiting the left ventricle
  19. 34. low blood pressure