circulatory system kate mcgougan

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Across
  1. 2. largest gland in the body
  2. 5. living cells in the blood that transports oxygen to all other living cells in the body
  3. 6. a gas in the air(and water) that animals need to breathe
  4. 9. a musclular organ that pumps blood through the circlulatory system so that oxygen and nutrients can be transported to the bodies cells and wastes can be transported away
  5. 10. the body system that circulates oxygen in blood to all the cells of the body
  6. 12. circuit component that has resistance
  7. 14. living cells that fight bacteria and viruses
  8. 15. special cells that detect energy and convert it to electrical energy that is sent to the brain
  9. 17. a small cavity, usually filled with fluid
  10. 18. the organ for breathing air
Down
  1. 1. a simple carbohydrate and the simplest form of sugar
  2. 3. the chemical reaction involving oxygen that moves the energy in glucose into the compound ATP
  3. 4. small veins
  4. 7. atrium upper left section of the heart where oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the heart
  5. 8. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  6. 11. adenosine triphosphate: a form of energy released during cellular respiration
  7. 13. large vein leading into the top right chamber of the heart
  8. 15. ventricle lower right section of the heart which pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  9. 16. the red liquid that circulates through the body