Across
- 4. a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
- 6. a disease in which a person’s blood pressure is consistently higher than normal.
- 8. the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs.
- 9. part of the throat that holds the vocal cords.
Down
- 1. the flow of blood between the heart and the entire body, with exception to the lungs.
- 2. tiny sacs in the lungs that are surrounded by blood vessels
- 3. the condition in which the walls of arteries thicken as a result of fatty buildup, such as cholesterol.
- 5. oxygen-carrying protein located in red blood cells.
- 7. the two branches that connect the throat to the lungs
- 8. another name for the throat.