The Heart and Blood Vessels Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- plasma : makes up 55% of blood and transports nutrients, heat, urea and carbon dioxide
- artery : thick muscular wall and small lumen that makes pressure high
- vein : wide lumen and low pressure. they also have valves
- pulmonary : means lungs
- septum : structure that separates the two sides of the heart
- atrium : the chamber at the top of the heart where blood enters
- vena cava : brings deoxygenated blood back from the body to the heart
- haemoglobin : pigment in rbc's that binds with oxygen
- valve : prevents the back flow of blood
- ventricle : bottom chamber of the heart where blood is forced out of
- aorta : takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body
- capillaries : join veins and arteries together. they are one cell thick
