Across
- 3. Low blood pressure and fainting on rising to a standing position
- 6. Portion of blood that is made up of water, salts, antibodies, enzymes, and proteins
- 10. Finger you should NOT use to find pulse
- 12. What hemoglobin carries in the blood
- 13. Measured as 1 inhalation + 1 exhalation
- 14. Percentage of red blood cells in blood
- 15. Highest pressure level in arteries during contraction
- 16. Best place to take the temperature of a 3-month old baby
- 18. Persistently above-normal blood pressure
- 19. Receives blood from the legs, feet, and abdomen
Down
- 1. Professional that performs venipuncture and collects blood samples\
- 2. Unit used to measure blood pressure
- 4. When average heart rate is above 100 BPM
- 5. Side of the heart that receives blood from the lungs
- 7. Average heart rate below 60 bpm
- 8. Receives blood from the head, neck, and arms on way back to heart
- 9. Lower pressure when heart relaxes
- 11. Persistently below-normal blood pressure
- 17. Name for a red blood cell
