Circulatory system

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Across
  1. 6. The smooth layer of cells that line the insides of the heart
  2. 7. The part of the heart inferior to the right atrium, blood comes here from the right atrium and then gets fed to the pulmonary artery
  3. 9. A type of anemia in which there's an inadequate amount of iron to form hemoglobin in erythrocytes
  4. 10. Fatty plaques that are deposited onto the walls of the arteries, can lead to an emboli
  5. 11. A type of anemia in which blood cells are unable to be created due to the destruction of bone marrow
  6. 12. Blood vessels that carry blood BACK to the heart, usually deoxygenated blood
  7. 13. The valve between the Left atrium and the left ventricle
  8. 14. A foreign substance circulating in the blood stream
  9. 17. A muscular organ that pumps blood thoughout the entire body
  10. 20. The Part of the heart where oxygenated blood returns to
  11. 23. The only oxygenated artery in the whole body, carries blood to the lungs to be oxygenated
  12. 25. The valve that prevents back flow of blood from the aorta back to the LV
  13. 26. The valve preventing the back flow of blood back into the right vetricle
  14. 27. the vein that carries blood back to the heart from the upper half of the body
Down
  1. 1. infarction Also called a heart attack, it is a blockage in the coronary arteries cutting off blood supply to the heart
  2. 2. High Blood pressure
  3. 3. the vein that carries blood back to the heart from the Lower half of the body
  4. 4. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart, usually carry oxygenated blood
  5. 5. When the heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood needs of the body
  6. 8. A type of anemia in which the formation of erythrocytes are abnormally large in size but small in amount; caused by the lack of intrinsic factor
  7. 15. The part of the heart inferior to the left atrium, pushes blood into the aorta and to the rest of the body
  8. 16. The only oxygenated veins in the whole body, carries blood from the lungs to the heart
  9. 18. The muscular middle layer of the heart
  10. 19. The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  11. 21. The part of the heart where deoxygenated blood returns from the body from the vena cavas
  12. 22. The double layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart. Fills the space between the two layers and prevents friction and damage
  13. 24. The largest Artery in the body, has three branches, and forms an arch