Cardiovascular system Crossword

A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
Each of the two upper chambers of the heart that receives blood that comes into the heart.
A lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out to the lungs and body.
Pumping of blood through your heart.
A blood vessel that carries blood away from your heart.
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells.
The alternating expansion and relaxation of an artery wall as blood travels through an artery.
The pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels.
The liquid part of the blood.
A cell in the blood that takes up oxygen in the lungs and delivers it to the cells elsewhere in the body.
A blood cell that fights disease.
A cell fragment that plays an important part in forming blood clots.
A condition in which an artery wall thickens from a buildup of fatty materials.
A disorder in which a person’s blood pressure is consistently higher than normal; also called high blood pressure.