Blood
The mitral valve opens to allow blood flow from the left atrium into the left one of these
Ventricle
Mike Trout has starred for this team since 2011
Angels
Layers of turkey, lettuce, tomato & bacon are placed between 3 slices of toast in this traditional sandwich
Melodramatic daytime TV "opera"
Soap
Some like them hard, but I really enjoy a Bavarian-style one of these twisty, chewy items with sweet mustard
A soft pretzel
In 1649 William Harvey published "Two Anatomical Exercises on" this movement of the blood, which he had discovered
Circulation
The NBA's Hawks nest there
Atlanta
Holy these, Spanish for "beans"! Time to serve some up with vegetables & citrus pepper salmon
Frijoles
To drop down fast into water
Sink
The name of this hard-to-chew candy literally says it could fracture your mandible
Hemoglobin in blood carries oxygen to the tissues & also holds 2/3 of the body's content of this element
Iron
They were N.L. champs in 2005 & A.L. champs in 2017
Astros
An egg-milk solution, bread-crumbs, seasonings & a specific cheese are in the mix to make a lovely eggplant this
Parmesan
Biological cell mass like cartilage or muscle
Tissue
The first name of this chewy-center candied lolly is something you shouldn't call mom; the second name is OK for dad
Coagulation begins when these, also called thrombocytes, begin to aggregate at the site of a ruptured blood vessel
Platelets
It was the full nickname of Connie Mack's 1901 Philly squad
Athletics
Restaurants vie for bragging rights serving these dumplings called "the ultimate Hong Kong comfort food"
Wontons
Armor-like lizard covering
Scale
They're not always orange; some of the more interesting varieties of this taproot include purple dragon & solar yellow
Carrot
When a waste product known as bilirubin builds up in the blood, this yellowing of the skin & eyes can occur
Jaundice
This NHL squad rumbled into Colorado from Quebec in 1995
Avalanche
A white version of this cold, Spanish summertime soup includes garlic, bread & almonds & is garnished with green grapes
Gazpacho
In a George Eliot novel title, a mill is on this river
The Floss
Adding an "A" to the middle of a California coastal city gives you this chewy confection
Caramel