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Cardiovascular and circulatory system

Horizontales
The surname of the Dutch physician that invented the electrocardiograph, a device that measures electronic current flowing through the heart
___ blood pressure; the maximum force at which the heart pumps blood around the body
The name for the small cell fragments that clot the blood to prevent bleeding
The smallest type of blood vessel, only one cell thick, that connects the other two types, and facilitates the exchange of materials from the blood to tissues of the body
The liquid component of blood that contains a mixture of water, sugar, fat, protein, and various salts
The mechanism through which blood vessels widen to increase heat loss at the surface of the skin, to cool the body down
The type of blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
The surname of the English physician that corrected the old model of the circulatory system in 1628, to a new model which has been used ever since
The main vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lower left chamber of the heart out to the rest of the body
The type of valve that lies between the upper and lower chambers of the right side of the heart, and consists of three leaflets
The subcellular structure that red blood cells do not possess, which allows them to carry more oxygen
The type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
The type of circulatory system found in the human body
Verticales
___ blood pressure; the resistance to blood flow in vessels between beats of the heart
The name of the fibrous sac that encloses, protects, and lubricates the heart from surrounding structures
The valve of the heart that lies between the lower right chamber and a vessel of the same name that delivers blood to the lungs
The part of the body that the size of the heart is often compared to
The device that, when inserted to the body via surgery, corrects abnormal heart rhythms by sending electronic signals to the heart
The name for each of the lower chambers of the heart
Interventricular ___; the name of the wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart
The name for each of the upper chambers of the heart