Across
- 3. life-threatening situation, clot travels to the lungs
- 5. Blood clot
- 7. tiny vessels where gases, nutrients, and wastes are exchanged.
- 8. carry blood toward the heart
- 10. carry blood away from the heart
- 12. contain hemoglobin, which carries O2 to the body
- 14. heart attack
- 16. resting phase (bottom # of BP)
- 17. clot that forms in a large vein.
Down
- 1. heart suddenly stops beating, breathing stops, and consciousness is lost.
- 2. buildup of fluid in the lungs
- 4. elevated blood presssure
- 6. contraction/pumping phase (top # of BP)
- 9. blood clot comes loose from the vein & can travel
- 11. liquid portion of the blood, carries nutrients, waste products, hormones, salts, antibodies, & the substance necessary for blood to clot.
- 13. this term means difficulty breathing
- 15. amount of red blood cells/hemoglobin in the body is less than normal