Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 2. Small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins.
  2. 4. The large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to other parts of the body.
  3. 8. The liquid portion of blood, which transports nutrients and wastes and maintains blood pressure and homeostasis.
  4. 9. Tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding.
  5. 11. Muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system.
Down
  1. 1. Type of blood cells that helps the body fight infection and other diseases.
  2. 3. Carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.
  3. 5. Hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
  4. 6. Type of blood cells that transport oxygen to your body's organs and tissues.
  5. 7. Vessels of the circulatory system that support circulation by conveying blood to the heart.
  6. 10. The upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart.