circulatory system vocab
Across
- 2. the upper chambers of the heart
- 4. heart is the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 5. the movement of blood throughout the heart and blood vessels
- 6. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 8. pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels
- 9. blood vessels that carry blood back to our are heart
Down
- 1. the 2 lower chambers of the heart
- 3. the largest artery in the body carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- 5. tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged between the blood tissues
- 7. the fluid that circulates throughout the body carrying oxygen, nutrients, and waste