Across
- 2. A change in the diameter within the arteries as a result of heart contractions
- 3. Relaxation of the heart, during which the atria fill with blood within the heart
- 5. The narrowing of blood vessels to slow down blood flow
- 6. Bulging that occurs in the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- 9. A grouping of disorders that result in the hardening of blood vessels, usually reducing elasticity
Down
- 1. Contraction of the heart, during which blood is pushed out of the heart
- 2. The process of white blood cells absorbing microbes and destroying them
- 4. The widening of blood vessels to increase blood flow
- 7. The non living matrix of the blood
- 8. Largest artery in the human body