Revision Crossword
Across
- 6. a lipid needed by the body to form cell membranes and hormones such as testosterone and progesterone
- 9. the smooth lining of the lumen of a blood vessel
- 12. where a barrier is put in place to prevent sperm and egg meeting such as condom, IUD, cap
- 15. a period
- 16. a chamber is contracting
- 18. the soluble protein involved in the clotting cascade
- 19. the active form of the enzyme which is activated by the clotting factors
Down
- 1. when plaque builds up in the artery and can lead to blood clots
- 2. the site of exchange between the blood and tissue cells
- 3. glucose is stored as this in the liver
- 4. the valves in the aorta and pulmonary artery
- 5. ovarian hormone which vascularises the endometrium it also thins cervical mucus
- 7. sends blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- 8. a chamber is relaxed
- 10. a condition when a person cannot regulate sugar levels
- 11. term used to describe a mans fertility
- 13. a drug which reduces LDL levels
- 14. a blood clot
- 17. sends blood from heart to lungs
- 19. the name given to plasma which surrounds tissue cells