Across
- 2. The liquid part of the blood containing water, glucose, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, hormones, and waste materials like urea
- 4. Drugs that lower cholesterol production and reduce heart attack risk
- 7. The red protein in red blood cells that binds with oxygen for transport
- 8. Volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute
- 9. White blood cells that engulf and destroy microorganisms via phagocytosis
- 10. Wire mesh tube inserted into arteries to keep them open
- 11. Operation to replace a damaged heart with a donor heart
- 13. White blood cells that produce antibodies when foreign bodies enter the body
- 14. Drugs taken after transplant to prevent organ rejection
- 15. Condition where the heart fails to pump sufficient blood at the correct pressure
- 16. Cells adapted to transport oxygen for aerobic respiration in body cells
- 17. Cells that protect against disease by ingesting pathogens and producing antibodies
- 18. Energy-producing process in cells requiring oxygen
- 19. Valves used to restore proper blood flow through the heart
- 21. Lipid that can build up and cause artery blockages
Down
- 1. Blood vessels supplying the heart muscle with oxygen and glucose
- 3. Cell fragments produced in bone marrow involved in blood clotting to plug wounds
- 5. Procedure where donated blood products are given via a drip
- 6. Condition where coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked by fatty deposits
- 12. Narrow one-cell-thick blood vessel where exchange occurs
- 20. A muscular organ that pumps blood around the body