Science test chapter 16
Across
- 4. a collection of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
- 6. any of the tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
- 7. blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cell in tissue
- 10. the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart
- 11. the tube that connects the larynx to the lungs
- 13. a a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body
- 15. one of the two tubes that connect the lungs with the trachea
Down
- 1. the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
- 2. a blood vessel that carries bloood away from the heart to the body's organs
- 3. the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus
- 5. the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart through the pulmonary arteries, capillaries, and the veins
- 8. the area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds
- 9. in biology, a vessel that carries blood to the heart
- 12. the fluid that carries gases, nutrients, and wastes through the body and that is made up of platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells, and plasma
- 14. in biology, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment; includes breathing and cellular respiration