Circulatory System

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