Chapter 10: The Cardiovascular System | Crossword
Across
2. | muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body |
5. | pertaining to the heart |
13. | pertaining to the heart |
14. | tiny vessels in which the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs |
16. | pertaining to the heart muscle |
17. | vessels that carry blood toward the heart and remove carbon dioxide and other waste products from cells, tissues, and organs |
18. | process of above-normal pressure/tension |
19. | hardening of a fatty substance |
Down
1. | condition of a slow heart |
3. | very small arterial branches that connect arteries to capillaries |
4. | vessels that carry blood away from the heart and distribute oxygen and nutrients to cells, tissues, and organs |
6. | study of the heart |
7. | bursting forth of blood |
8. | inflammation around the heart |
9. | very small veins that connect capillaries to larger veins |
10. | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
11. | pertaining to the vein |
12. | abnormal condition of a clot |
15. | pertaining to (being) narrow/constricted |