Cardiovascular System Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. tube in the body that carries fluid
  2. 5. lower tip of the heart
  3. 9. a system comprised of the heart and three types of blood vessels; arteries, veins, and capillaries
  4. 11. tightening of narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel
  5. 13. small artery
  6. 14. largest artery of the body
  7. 15. thin walled vessel which carries blood from the body tissues and lungs back to the heart
Down
  1. 1. small vein
  2. 2. benign tumor with cells embedded in soft mucoid stromal tissue
  3. 4. cardiogenic, failure of heart to pump adequate amounts of oxygen and nutrients to the body
  4. 6. points list of: common carotid artery, brachial artery, radial artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery, dorsalis pedis artery, posterior tibial artery
  5. 7. materials pass to and from the bloodstream through the thin walls of theOse vessels
  6. 8. structures in veins which function to keep blood flowing in one direction only, eliminate backflow
  7. 10. the largest type of blood vessel in the body which carries blood away from the heart to parts of the body
  8. 12. arteries which branch from the aorta to carry oxygenated blood to the heart muscle