Circulatory & Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 4. a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  2. 6. a disease in which a person’s blood pressure is consistently higher than normal.
  3. 8. the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs.
  4. 9. part of the throat that holds the vocal cords.
Down
  1. 1. the flow of blood between the heart and the entire body, with exception to the lungs.
  2. 2. tiny sacs in the lungs that are surrounded by blood vessels
  3. 3. the condition in which the walls of arteries thicken as a result of fatty buildup, such as cholesterol.
  4. 5. oxygen-carrying protein located in red blood cells.
  5. 7. the two branches that connect the throat to the lungs
  6. 8. another name for the throat.