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