PHS - CIRCULATORY SYSTEM KMP

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