Blood Vessels Crossword Puzzle

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Arteries: carry blood away from the heart.
Elastic: ___ arteries are those nearest the heart.
Muscular: ___  arteries distribute blood to various parts of organs and living tissues.
Arterioles: a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
Capillarybed: a network of numerous capillaries formed from true capillaries and/or vascular shunts (2 words).
Capillaries: the smallest blood vessels
Pericytes: cells present at intervals along the walls of capillaries.
Veins: carry blood toward the heart.
Venules: a very small veins.
venousvalves: structures of the veins preventing the blood backflow (2 words).
tunicaintima: innermost layer of an artery or vein (2 words).
Tunicamedia: Layer of the arteries or veins consisting of smooth muscle cells (2 words).
Tunicaexterna: connective tissue layer, outmost layer of the arteries and veins (2 words).
Vasoconstriction: the narrowing of blood vessels by small muscles in their walls.
Vasodilation: when blood vessels in your body widen.
Vasavasorum: vessels of the vessels (2 words)
Anastomosis: a surgical procedure that is used to connect vessels to each other
Systolic: If a patient BP is 120/80, their ___ pressure is 120.
Diastolic: The ___ blood pressure is measured when the heart rests between beats.
Pulse: The ___ pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
MAP: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole.
Baroreceptor: type of mechanoreceptors allowing for relaying information derived from blood pressure within the autonomic nervous system.
Syncope: fainting or passing out.
Edema: swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body's tissues.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

arteries: carry blood away from the heart.
elastic: _ arteries are those nearest the heart.
muscular: _ arteries distribute blood to various parts of organs and living tissues.
arterioles: a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
capillarybed: a network of numerous capillaries formed from true capillaries and/or vascular shunts (2 words).
capillaries: the smallest blood vessels
pericytes: cells present at intervals along the walls of capillaries.
veins: carry blood toward the heart.
venules: a very small veins.
venousvalves: structures of the veins preventing the blood backflow (2 words).
tunicaintima: innermost layer of an artery or vein (2 words).
tunicamedia: layer of the arteries or veins consisting of smooth muscle cells (2 words).
tunicaexterna: connective tissue layer, outmost layer of the arteries and veins (2 words).
vasoconstriction: the narrowing of blood vessels by small muscles in their walls.
vasodilation: when blood vessels in your body widen.
vasavasorum: vessels of the vessels (2 words)
anastomosis: a surgical procedure that is used to connect vessels to each other
systolic: if a patient bp is 120/80, their _ pressure is 120.
diastolic: the _ blood pressure is measured when the heart rests between beats.
pulse: the _ pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
map: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole.
baroreceptor: type of mechanoreceptors allowing for relaying information derived from blood pressure within the autonomic nervous system.
syncope: fainting or passing out.
edema: swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body's tissues.