Physiology Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drivesit into a ventricle, or chamber, for pumping blood away from the heart
  2. 4. the membrane enclosing the heart
  3. 7. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
  4. 9. blood vessels that distribute oxygen-rich blood to your entire body
  5. 10. rupture of red blood cells (destruction)
  6. 12. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
  7. 13. any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange
  8. 14. Cava A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body
Down
  1. 1. the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system
  2. 2. toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, production of antibodies
  3. 3. the airway that leads from the larynx to the bronchi
  4. 5. a hollow part or cavity in an organ
  5. 6. the number of times the heart beats within a certain time period
  6. 8. A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs
  7. 11. large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung