The Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 5. describes something that is related to or affects the lungs
  2. 6. liquid that helps transport the solid parts of the blood from one part of the body to another
  3. 9. substance in red blood cells that helps carry oxygen throughout the body
  4. 11. something that relates to all parts of the body except the lungs
  5. 13. something made up of many cells
  6. 15. in charge of a job getting done.
  7. 17. a condition that happens when the walls of the arteries thicken and become less flexible
  8. 18. it moves from place to place in a circular path
  9. 19. small blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules
  10. 20. small blood vessels that connect capillaries to veins
  11. 22. small pieces
  12. 23. the two upper chambers of the heart
Down
  1. 1. a condition that happens when deposits of plaque build up on the inside of the arteries
  2. 2. forces made by one thing against another
  3. 3. is a hard substance that builds up in blood vessels and limits the flow of blood
  4. 4. parts
  5. 7. refers to something that is specific, unique, or special
  6. 8. the two lower chambers of the heart
  7. 10. germs entering a body and harming it
  8. 12. the name of the body system that includes the heart and blood vessels
  9. 14. something that has the oxygen removed from it
  10. 16. pieces of cells that prevent blood clotting
  11. 21. large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart