Cardiorespiratory System

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Across
  1. 7. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  2. 9. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  3. 10. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  4. 12. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery
  5. 13. primary organ of the respiratory system
  6. 14. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  7. 16. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  8. 20. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  9. 21. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  10. 23. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  11. 24. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  12. 25. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  13. 27. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
  14. 30. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  15. 31. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  16. 32. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
Down
  1. 1. ATP is made from this and glucose
  2. 2. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  3. 3. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  4. 4. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  5. 5. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  6. 6. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  7. 8. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  8. 11. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  9. 15. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  10. 17. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery
  11. 18. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  12. 19. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  13. 22. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  14. 26. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
  15. 28. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  16. 29. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen