Across
- 2. is a rapid resting heart rate over 100 beats/min
- 7. indicate a slow resting heart or pulse rate under 50 beats/min.
- 8. distribute blood to various parts of the body.
- 9. is the ability of a tissue to automatically adjust its blood flow to match its metabolic demands
- 10. are the receptors which monitor movements of joints and muscles.
- 12. A blood clot within a blood vessel that limits the flow of blood.
- 14. Bleeding from a blood vessel which can be caused by injury, disease, or medication.
- 15. have thinner walls near the capillary end and thicker walls as they progress toward the heart.
- 16. drain blood away from various parts of the body
Down
- 1. is the decrease in the diameter of the blood vessel lumen.
- 3. are microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules.
- 4. thin layer of cells that lines the inner surface of blood vessels.
- 5. is a balloon-shaped sac formed by a thin, weak area of an artery or vein's wall that grows outward.
- 6. A very small blood vessel that branches off from your artery and carry blood away from your heart to your tissues and organs.
- 10. is the alternate expansion and elastic recoil of an artery with each heartbeat.
- 11. is a center in the medulla oblongata that helps regulate heart rate and stroke volume.
- 13. refers to the high blood pressure.
- 15. the widening of blood Vessels, resulting in an increased blood flow.
