Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. Cava transports deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
- 7. white blood cells, there are 5 types of these
- 9. muscles in the heart, keeps the heart pumping
- 12. disked shaped and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 13. Artery transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- 15. carries blood towards the heart
Down
- 1. transports blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary capillaries
- 2. holds the heart in place, prevents it from overfilling with blood
- 4. 2 of these (right and left),
- 5. Vein delivers oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
- 6. pumps blood out of the heart
- 8. platelets, helps clot blood
- 10. smallest blood vessels, connects arterioles to venules
- 11. inner layer of the heart
- 14. carries blood away from the heart