Circulatory System Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Liquid portion of the blood
  2. 5. Narrowing of the opening inside the artery caused by fat deposits
  3. 10. Large, short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart
  4. 11. An area of special tissue in the heart that controls the heartbeat and rhythm
  5. 14. Carries blood from the heart to the lungs (the only ARTERY that carries deoxygenated blood)
Down
  1. 1. Largest artery in the body
  2. 2. Main task of the circulatory system
  3. 4. A TYPE of blood cell that fights off "foreign" cells
  4. 6. The force exerted from blood traveling through the vessels
  5. 7. Filters blood of waste products
  6. 8. Narrow vessels that exchange substances between blood and body cells
  7. 9. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart
  8. 12. Transports oxygen into bloodstream and releases carbon dioxide form the bloodstream
  9. 13. Blood vessels that carry blood BACK to the heart
  10. 15. The TYPE of blood cell that is responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body