Across
- 2. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
- 8. Hormone produced by the pancreas that allows glucose into the cell.
- 9. Component of blood needed to form clots.
- 10. Process of moving gases (O2 & CO2) between inhaled air & pulmonary circulation of blood.
- 11. Blood vessel returning blood to the heart.
- 13. Supply of oxygen & removal of waste from cells & tissues as a result of blood flow.
- 15. Inability to adequately circulate blood throughout the body, AKA shock.
- 18. The voice box.
- 19. Tiny blood vessel where O2& CO2 exchange takes place.
- 20. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 21. The 33 bones of the spinal column (plural).
Down
- 1. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is filling. Lower number on the bottom.
- 3. Two large branches (right & left) coming from the trachea and into the lungs.
- 4. Process of moving O2 & CO2 between circulating blood and the cells.
- 5. Largest artery in the body, transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation.
- 6. Pelvic socket where the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint.
- 7. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries.
- 12. The area directly posterior to the mouth
- 14. Muscular structure that divides the chest from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration.
- 16. "Windpipe"; structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs.
- 17. Structures in the heart that open & close to permit the flow of blood in only one direction.