Across
- 1. the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each heartbeat (contraction) of the
- 4. a constant internal environment for optimal functioning of the body and its systems
- 5. blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood and waste products from the body’s cells back to the heart
- 9. a relaxation of the heart muscle
- 11. large thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 13. the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the cardiac muscle (heart)
- 14. output, the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart per minute.
- 18. the blood pressure recorded as blood is ejected during the contraction phase of the
- 20. a process whereby blood vessels narrow or constrict causing a decrease in blood flow
- 21. one contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle
Down
- 2. a collection of blood in the leg veins when high-intensity activity stops too suddenly
- 3. the maintenance of core body temperature within a narrow range
- 5. the two lower chambers of the heart.
- 6. the arteries and veins that feed blood from the heart to the whole body and back to the
- 7. a reduced core body temperature below 35 °C
- 8. tiny blood vessels in the cardiovascular system between the ends of the arterioles and the venules.
- 10. the difference between the concentration of oxygen in the arterial blood and the concentration of oxygen in the blood in the veins.
- 11. the two upper chambers of the heart.
- 12. one-way valves that control blood flow within capillaries
- 15. a process whereby blood vessels increase their diameter causing an increase in blood flow
- 16. cycle.
- 17. again for reoxygenation
- 19. a rise in the body’s core temperature above 37.5–38.3 °C
