Career Paths Unit 8 The Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 3. adjective to describe something that will only last for a limited period of time
  2. 5. adjective to describe something lasting or that is not expected to change
  3. 6. kind of system that carries oxygen in blood to all parts of the body
  4. 7. "blue" blood
  5. 9. vessel leading from the heart to the lungs
  6. 12. life-threatening condition that results from blockage of an artery by fatty acids
  7. 14. "red" blood
  8. 15. the number of atria in the heart
  9. 16. "lower" vena cava
  10. 18. four flaps in the heart that control how blood moves through the heart
Down
  1. 1. "higher" vena cava
  2. 2. having to do with the lungs
  3. 4. the main organ of the circulatory system
  4. 6. the smallest blood vessels in the body, located at the end of the arteries
  5. 8. blood vessels that carry red blood away from the heart
  6. 10. part of the heart where the vena cava empties
  7. 11. the largest artery in the body, empties into the heart's right atrium
  8. 13. the body's largest artery from which red blood leaves the heart
  9. 17. the number of chambers in the heart
  10. 18. blood vessels that carry blue blood towards the heart