Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 2. Necessary for blood clotting and is disc shaped
  2. 4. Occurs when the arteries’s inner walls swell, which could lead to the serious possibility of a stroke
  3. 6. Marrow: Produces RBC, WBC, and platelets
  4. 9. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  5. 10. Slow heartbeat
  6. 13. Responsible for signaling the atria to contract and is found in the upper atrium
  7. 14. Found in the upper septum and is triggered by the SA-Node
  8. 15. Other name for white blood cell
  9. 16. Divides heart into oxygenated and deoxygenated sides
Down
  1. 1. A dislodged blood clot that causes a blockage
  2. 3. Occurs when the arteries build up on fat, leading to serious blood pressure and a potential cardiac arrest
  3. 5. Fast heartbeat
  4. 7. Smallest blood vessel that carries both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
  5. 8. Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  6. 11. Plasma protein that produces antibodies
  7. 12. Lower two chambers of the heart