Across
- 2. build up of fatty plaques in the coronary artery
- 3. the relaxation phase when the heart fills with blood
- 5. a cell packed with hemoglobin that transports oxygen
- 7. the liquid component of blood
- 10. flow of blood from the heart to the organs and limbs, and its return
- 14. complete blockage of coronary arteries
- 15. smallest blood vessel that allows for the exchange of oxygen and nutrients
- 17. the contraction phase when blood is pumped into arteries
- 18. the process of filling and emptying the heart through electrical signals
Down
- 1. flow of blood away from the heart through the lungs for oxygenation and back
- 4. blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- 6. pushes blood in the arteries through the body
- 8. major vein returning blood from the body to the heart
- 9. chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins
- 11. blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart
- 12. cellular fragment that helps form plugs to prevent blood loss
- 13. large inferior chamber of the heart that pumps blood into arteries
- 16. a cell responsible for protecting the body from viruses and bacteria
- 17. the hearts internal pacemaker
- 19. major artery of the body that takes blood away from the heart to the rest of the body