circulatory system
Across
- 1. a very small blood vessel that connects arterioles (small arteries) to venules (small veins)
- 3. a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- 5. an architectural space, an entry chamber in the heart, or a cavity in other biological systems.
- 7. a chamber or cavity, either in the heart or the brain
- 8. a small, colorless cell fragment in the blood that plays a crucial role in blood clotting.
- 11. a white blood cell, also known as a white blood corpuscle, that plays a crucial role in the body's immune system.
- 12. blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart
- 13. a blood vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
- 14. the muscular middle layer of the heart wall
Down
- 2. double-walled sac of tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels.
- 4. a thick-walled blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
- 5. the body's main artery, a large blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- 6. a type of blood cell responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues and transporting carbon dioxide back to the lungs.
- 9. the innermost layer of tissue lining the heart's chambers and valves.
- 10. a blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart