The Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• aorta: the artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
• atria: top chambers within the heart
• septum: dividing wall within the heart that separates the left- and right-hand sides
• bicuspid: valve that separates the left atrium and left ventricle
• deoxygenated: _ blood - blood containing a low concentration of oxygen
• plasma: the liquid element of the blood that allows it to flow
• red blood cells: contain haemoglobin, which carries oxygen
• veins: blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from muscles and organs to the heart
• lumen: internal diameter of blood vessels
• clotting: function of the system that prevents excessive blood loss
• vasodilation: widening of the internal diameter of blood vessels to increase blood flow
• cardiac cycle: one heart-beat
• pulmonary: _ artery - the artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
• capillaries: blood vessels that wrap around muscles and organs so that gaseous exchange can take place
• temperature: _ regulation - function of the system that prevents overheating