Across
- 5. major blood plasma protein
- 7. long term renal control of blood pressure manipulates this aspect of blood
- 8. smallest arteries, control blood flow into capillary beds
- 12. releases histamine in response to infection
- 13. hormonal stimulus for erythropoiesis
- 14. pacemaker of the heart
- 15. red blood cell
- 16. volume of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute
- 21. high blood pressure
- 24. spiral bundles of contractile cardiac muscle tissue
- 25. rapid irregular heart contractions, useless for pumping blood
- 26. pumping chamber of the heart
Down
- 1. liquid portion of blood
- 2. EKG - ventricular repolarization
- 3. alternative routes for blood delivery
- 4. bacteria slayer
- 6. contraction
- 9. circulation that feeds heart cells
- 10. pressure sensor located in aorta and neck/thoracic arteries
- 11. type O blood
- 17. abnormally fast heart rate (>100 beats/min)
- 18. EKG - depolarization of ventricles, repolarization of atria
- 19. relaxation
- 20. EKG - depolarization of the sinoatrial node.
- 22. heart valves that prevent backflow into the ventricles
- 23. diameter only allows one red blood cell through at a time