Cardiovascular System
Across
- 5. is one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood
- 6. the muscular tissue of the heart
- 7. each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right
- 10. blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart
- 11. a colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids
- 13. carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
- 14. the largest artery of the body and carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system
- 15. are tiny components of your blood that help with clotting
Down
- 1. transport deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation
- 2. membrane enclosing the heart
- 3. carries blood toward the heart
- 4. fine branching blood vessels that form a network
- 8. Red blood cells
- 9. cava a large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body
- 12. thin smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart