Blood vessels/circulatory system
Across
- 1. The smallest veins
- 4. Gas we need to live
- 6. Vessels bring blood back to the heart
- 9. Body system bringing oxygen into our bodies
- 10. number of layers in an artery
- 11. Vessels that take blood away from the heart
- 12. Blood in the arteries is under ___________ pressure
- 13. Gas we exhale
- 15. The number of Red Blood Cells
- 17. Blood Vessels where the exchange of gases and nutrients happens
- 20. Body system breaking down food into nutrients
Down
- 2. Stuff carried by the blood as the result of food you eat
- 3. Body system that releases hormones
- 5. Inside layer of cells in arteries
- 7. When valves don't work, blood pools and causes ___________ veins
- 8. Leftovers from our cells using food
- 14. Fluid that is pumped through the body by the circulatory system
- 16. A flap of tissue in the vein preventing blood from going backward
- 18. The smallest arteries
- 19. Type of muscles that are in blood vessels