The Cardiovascular System (105.06)

2. How long does it take for a Red Blood Cell to circulate throughout the whole body?
4. The scientific term for redness
8. The sticky, salty fluid that circulates through the body bringing nourishment and oxygen.
9. Thick muscular middle between the Pericardium and the Endocardium.
10. Who has a smaller heart; Males or females?
11. The main artery leaving the heart.
13. Tubular, elastic, thin walled vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs
15. Also called Erythrocytes, or red corpuscles
16. the 10th cranial nerve, which regulates the heartbeat
17. This consists of the right atrium and the left atrium.
18. “microscopic blood vessels;” tiny, thin walled vessels that connect the smaller arteries to venules.
20. Thin inner lining of the heart
21. Fluid part of the blood in which white and red blood cells and blood platelets are suspended
22. These transport blood to and from the heart and then to various tissues of the body; includes arteries, veins, and capillaries
24. A thick membrane that encases the heart and contracts and relaxes to force blood to move through the circulatory system.
25. Another name for the Cardiovascular System

1. Tubular, elastic, thick walled vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
3. Responsible for the circulation of blood, includes the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries.
5. This consists of the right ventricle and the left ventricle.
6. Located in the right atrium, it’s known as the heart’s natural pacemaker.
7. also called Leukocytes, or white corpuscles
12. The average for this is 65-85 beats per minute.
14. The thin muscular wall separating the four chambers of the heart
19. Also called Thrombocytes, they’re responsible for your blood clotting
23. A cone-shaped, muscular organ located in the chest cavity, normally about the size of a closed fist.