Cardiovascular System Revision Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• cardiovascular : this system consists of the heart, blood and blood vessels.
• semi lunar valve : stops the blood flowing back into the right ventricle
• vena cava : transports deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium
• right atrium : top chamber of the heart that holds deoxygenated blood
• tricuspid valve : stops the blood flowing back into the right atrium
• right ventricle : bottom chamber that holds deoxygenated blood
• pulmonary artery : transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
• pulmonary vein : transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
• left atrium : top chamber of the heart that holds oxygenated blood
• bicuspid valve : stops the blood flowing back into the left atrium
• left ventricle : bottom chamber that holds oxygenated blood
• aorta : stops the blood flowing back into the left ventricle
• septum : a wall that separates the left from the right side of the heart
• capillary : very thin walls (one cell thick) with a small lumen
• artery : has thick muscular walls which carry blood at high pressure.
• vein : thin walls and carry blood at a low pressure.
• vasoconstriction : means that the blood vessels are constricted to make them smaller
• vasodilation : means that the blood vessels widen to make them bigger
• red blood cells : function is to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
• white blood cells : fight infection and disease
• plasma : the liquid part of the blood and acts as a transport system
• platelets : help to prevent bleeding by clotting to form a plug