Circulatory System
Across
- 6. the process in which nutrients and gases pass through tissue
- 7. the heart is often referred to as a double _______
- 9. the blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 10. the substances that blood picks up from the small intestine
- 11. the second chamber of the heart
- 12. the fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients around the body
- 13. the part of the blood that explodes to cover tears and injuries
- 15. the thin blood vessels that allow for the diffusion of gases and nutrients
- 19. the gas that blood leaves behind in the lungs
Down
- 1. the specific type of muscle that makes up our heart
- 2. the protein in the blood that binds to oxygen molecules
- 3. the type of tissue that makes up our heart and blood vessels
- 4. the double pump that pushes blood around the body
- 5. the liquid part of the blood in which nutrients can be found
- 7. the circuit in which blood travels from the heart to the lungs, and back
- 8. where blood is sent to pick up oxygen
- 14. the first chamber that blood enters in the heart
- 16. the large artery connected to the left ventricle of the heart
- 17. the gas that blood picks up in the lungs
- 18. the blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart