Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health

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Across
  1. 1. liquid part of blood
  2. 5. tiny hairlike structures that are in constant motion
  3. 7. carries blood to the heart
  4. 10. respiratory disorder in which alveoli lose the ability to expand and contract
  5. 12. smallest blood vessels in the body
  6. 15. disorder in which air passages become narrower than normal
  7. 16. pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body
  8. 18. occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is cut off
  9. 19. tiny sacs
  10. 20. the top number of blood pressure
Down
  1. 2. receives blood entering the heart and pumps it to the ventricle
  2. 3. carries blood away from the heart
  3. 4. pathway through which air moves from the pharynx into the chest
  4. 6. can be caused by a lack of iron in the blood
  5. 8. throat
  6. 9. breathe out
  7. 11. blood pressure that is constantly higher than normal
  8. 13. start the process of blood clotting
  9. 14. universal recipient
  10. 15. repetitive, nonstop exercise that raises breathing and heart rate
  11. 17. largest artery in the body