Circulatory system

3. the movement of the blood through the heart and around the body
4. the airway that leads from the larynx to the bronci. also called windpipe
5. liquid connective tissue composed of formed elements-erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets-and a fluid extracellular matrix called plasma; component of the cardiovascular system
7. another name for alveoli
9. the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
11. takes blood low in oxygen from the body to the right atrium
16. blood vessel that conducts blood toward the heart
17. also called erythrocyte
19. one of the formed elements of blood that provides defense against disease agents and foreign materials
20. the heart valve at the base of the aorta and the pulmonary artery

1. another word for high blood pressure
2. the two chambers at the top of the heart
3. the tiny blood vessels throughout the body that connect arteries and veins
6. a thin skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest and separates the abdomen from the chest
8. two muscular sides/walls of the heart
10. a strong muscle about the size of your fist
12. valve located at the base of the aorta
13. form clots and plug cuts
14. Carry blood away from the heart
15. the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
18. valve located between the left atrium and ventricle; consists of two flaps of tissue