CVD Crossword

they carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
transport carbon dioxide and other waste products trough the lungs and kidneys
to combine or supply with oxygen
to remove oxygen from a substance like the blood
acting or done without or against ones will
the two upper chambers of the heart that help circulate the blood through the body
the two lower chambers of the heart that help pump out the blood
a gas that collects in the tissues and is cleared from the tissues through the veins
a pair of breathing organs in the chest which remove carbon dioxide and bring oxygen to the blood
a structure that closes temporarily a passage or permits movement of fluid in one direction only
when blood pressure is above normal and very high
to become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, etc.
make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, etc.
smaller blood vessels than arterioles that branch off from the heart
small blood vessels that branch off from the heart
(small veins) transport carbon dioxide and waste to the lugs and kidneys
main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart
a valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle and prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium
permits blood to flow one way only from the left atrium into the left ventricle
an artery supplying blood to the heart
the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation
a signal that starts in a small bundle of highly specialized cells that is located in the right atrium
a condition with harsh pain in the chest spreading to shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by poor blood flow to the heart