Circulatory System
Across
- 2. Organ that fills with oxygen and dispels carbon dioxide
- 7. Returns blood to the heart from the lower body
- 9. Carry oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the body
- 10. Control the flow of blood through the heart by opening and closing during contractions
- 12. Top two chambers of the heart
Down
- 1. Tiny blood vessels connecting the arteries and veins
- 3. Returns blood to the heart from the upper body
- 4. Bottom two chambers of the heart
- 5. Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 6. Muscular organ about the size of a fist, pumps blood throughout the circulatory system
- 8. Main artery of the heart carrying oxygenated blood to the body
- 11. Carry carbon dioxide and waste towards the heart