Health
Across
- 3. this blood vessel has thick muscular walls to handle the heart’s blood pressure
- 4. when blood flows to the heart causing blockage
- 8. runs through your veins and carries oxygen through the body
- 10. the upper chambers of the heart
- 13. blood low in oxygen
- 14. this blood vessel has one way valves to stop blood from flowing backward.
- 15. pumps blood throughout the body
- 16. sections of the heart
- 17. how many sections does the heart have
Down
- 1. the beating felt as the heart pumps blood
- 2. the number of the different types of blood vessels
- 5. tiny blood vessels with thin walls
- 6. liquid part of blood
- 7. when blood flow to the brain is interrupted
- 9. flaps that keeps the blood flowing in one direction
- 11. blood rich in oxygen
- 12. the force of blood pushing against vessel walls