| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| arteries | ARTERY, a vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| artery | a vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| aorta | the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body see heart illustration |
| aortic | the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body see heart illustration |
| aortae | the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body see heart illustration |
| thrombus | fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart |
| thrombi | fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart |
