Puzzle It Out Vascular TermsTest your knowledge of vascular terms by completing the following crossword puzzle.810ACROSSDOWN2. Results from the pressure of blood against aweakened area in the wall of an artery6. Veins are sometimes called ,vessels because of their capacity for storing blood.9. Results when fluid filters out of the capillariesfaster than it's reabsorbed and accumulates in the1. The circulatory system that begins at the rightventricle and involves the circulation of bloodthrough the lungs3. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart4. Unique capillary found in liver and bone marrowthat allows for passage of large substances, such asproteins5. Where nutrients, wastes, and hormones aretransferred between the blood and tissues7. Capillaries are called thevessels of the circulatory system.8. Vessels that return blood to the hearttissues10. The most important mechanism of capillaryexchange11. The circulatory system that begins at the leftventricle and involves the circulation of bloodthrough the bodyChapter 16 Vascular System 199

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Puzzle It Out Vascular Terms
Test your knowledge of vascular terms by completing the following crossword puzzle.
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ACROSS
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2. Results from the pressure of blood against a
weakened area in the wall of an artery
6. Veins are sometimes called ,
vessels because of their capacity for storing blood.
9. Results when fluid filters out of the capillaries
faster than it's reabsorbed and accumulates in the
1. The circulatory system that begins at the right
ventricle and involves the circulation of blood
through the lungs
3. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
4. Unique capillary found in liver and bone marrow
that allows for passage of large substances, such as
proteins
5. Where nutrients, wastes, and hormones are
transferred between the blood and tissues
7. Capillaries are called the
vessels of the circulatory system.
8. Vessels that return blood to the heart
tissues
10. The most important mechanism of capillary
exchange
11. The circulatory system that begins at the left
ventricle and involves the circulation of blood
through the body
Chapter 16 Vascular System 199

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Heart is a central pumping organ which pumps the oxygenated blood to all parts of the body through blood vessels. Similarly in the tissues the metabolism occurs as a result carbon dioxide and other wastes are produced. Carbon dioxide containing the oxygenated blood is then pumped to the heart again through different types of blood vessels.