Across
- 3. a cell that makes antibodies to mark and destroy invading pathogens
- 6. a red blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from body tissues
- 10. related to the heart and blood vessels
- 12. tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded (obstructed) coronary artery; heart attack
- 13. veins that have become abnormally dilated, due to interference with venous drainage or weakness of their walls
- 14. vessels in the brain
- 15. a condition of low blood pressure
- 17. a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel and does not travel through the blood
- 18. abnormal heart rhythm
- 20. of an antigen found on the surface of the red blood cell
- 24. the fluid and its suspended formed elements that are circulated through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins
- 25. blood disorder; the shape of the red blood cell is a sickle shape,which makes the red blood cells clump together
- 27. abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound created by a valve not completely closing
- 29. sites locations to measure the number of times the heart beats per minute
- 31. blood vessel that moves blood from body tissues toward the heart
- 32. a layer of cardiac muscle that makes up the middle of the heart
- 33. four chambers, two upper (atria) and two lower (ventricles) through which blood flows through the heart
- 35. a mass (most commonly a blood clot) that travels through the blood and can become lodged in a blood vessel and obstruct blood flow
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- 1. flaps of tissue located between the heart chambers which allow the blood to flow only in one direction
- 2. vessels: vessels that convey blood; includes arteries, arterioles, capillaries,venules, and veins
- 4. a yellowish liquid containing mostly water, which carries nutrients, hormones, and waste for other body systems
- 5. disease resulting from reduced blood flow from the heart; characterized by weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, and edema in the lower extremities.
- 7. a cell fragment that helps form blood clots to repair injured blood vessels
- 8. a white blood cell that is involved in fighting infection
- 9. muscle contractions occurring due to electrical conduction
- 11. Accident (CVA): complete or partial loss of blood flow to brain tissue caused by blood vessel spasms, intracranial bleeding, and/or obstruction of the
- 16. a major blood vessel that moves blood away from the heart out to the body
- 19. fibrous sac that encloses the heart
- 21. a condition in which the arteries of the heart are narrowed, affecting the supply of oxygen and nutrients to heart muscle
- 22. a blood disorder caused by changes in a gene on the X chromosome; is characterized by the inability of the blood to clot
- 23. microscopic blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
- 24. inherited from one’s parents and determined by the presence or
- 26. antigen found in red blood cells
- 28. the innermost layer that lines the four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) and covers the valves of the heart
- 30. blockage of the arteries, usually in the legs
- 34. a condition of high blood pressure