Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 2. Thick wall of tissue that separates the heart into the left and right side
  2. 6. Largest blood vessel, Artery, in the body
  3. 7. Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
  4. 8. Clogging, narrowing, and hardening of the bodies largest arteries and blood vessels
  5. 10. Lower chambers of the heart
  6. 11. Deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall
  7. 12. White blood cells- Help the body fight infection and disease
  8. 13. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  9. 14. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Down
  1. 1. Contains little or no oxygen
  2. 3. Contains oxygen
  3. 4. Microscopic vessels that connect veins and arteries
  4. 5. Red Blood Cells, carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells
  5. 9. A cell fragment that aids in clotting blood
  6. 10. A flap of tissue in the heart or vein that prevents blood from flowing backwards
  7. 12. Fluid lost by the blood into the surrounding tissue
  8. 14. Two upper chambers of the heart