Circulation and Respiration Chapter 16 AR12
Across
- 1. One of the two tubes that connect the lungs with the trachea.
- 7. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body organs.
- 9. The tube that connects the larynx to the lungs.
- 12. A cell which destroy bacteria, viruses, and other harmful particles. They also clean wounds and get rid of hurt or dead cells.
- 14. Any of the tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
- 18. The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart through the pulmonary arteries, capillaries, and veins.
- 19. A muscular organ that is about the size of your fist, located in the middle of your chest and pumps blood throughout the body by contractions.
- 20. Supply oxygen for every living cell in the body.
- 22. The passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus.
Down
- 2. In biology, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment; includes breathing and cellular respiration.
- 3. A collection of organs that transport blood through the body.
- 4. Large cells that clump together when you get cuts to plug it so that blood is not lost.
- 5. The build up of cholesterol and other lipids in blood vessels.
- 6. In biology, a vessel that carries blood to the heart.
- 8. A tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in tissue.
- 10. The flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart.
- 11. System A collection of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
- 13. A fluid made up of water, minerals, nutrients, sugars, proteins, and other substances.
- 15. The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds.
- 16. The fluid, or tissue that carries gases, nutrients, and wastes through the body and that is made up of platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells, and plasma.
- 17. the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
- 21. A muscle under the lungs which when contracts and lowers the lungs inhale because of the chest cavity growing, getting larger.