Bio20 Circulatory System

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  1. 3. portion of the blood cell that gets involved in the clotting process
  2. 7. constant study state
  3. 9. the act of expanding an aperture
  4. 10. disease in which clotting proteins are missing
  5. 14. blood pressure of blood vessels under stress
  6. 16. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
  7. 17. vessels constricts to restrict flow
  8. 20. blood cell a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
  9. 22. the molecule that allows the attachment of the O2 molecule to the red blood cells
  10. 24. blood pressure at rest
  11. 27. fluid of the lymphatic system
  12. 28. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
  13. 31. a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
  14. 33. circulation circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
  15. 34. a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  16. 35. an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
Down
  1. 1. rate the rate at which the heart beats
  2. 2. a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
  3. 3. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of arteries
  4. 4. pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels
  5. 5. kills off bacteria by enveloping the bacteria and dissolving it
  6. 6. part of the immune response system
  7. 8. vessels expand to allow more blood flow
  8. 11. the large artery carrying blood from the heart to the body
  9. 12. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  10. 13. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid
  11. 14. affecting an entire system
  12. 15. an enclosed volume in the body
  13. 18. movement through a circuit
  14. 19. fluid between cells
  15. 21. another component of the immune response system
  16. 23. a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
  17. 25. bed a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
  18. 26. type of leukemia that is cancer of lymphocytes
  19. 29. the business end of a blood clot that holds back the blood
  20. 30. a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
  21. 32. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body