The Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. Responsible for pumping the blood to the body through a network of blood vessels
- 4. Pumps blood throughout the whole body
- 7. The number one killer of people in America
- 9. Fills with oxygenated blood to drain into the left ventricle
- 10. Main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the left side of the heart to the body
- 11. Receives the deoxygenated blood from the body
- 12. Surprising food that is heart healthy
Down
- 1. Sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs via the pulmonary arteries
- 3. Carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back with oxygen
- 5. Two large veins that carry the oxygen-poor blood back to the hear from the body
- 6. Carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left side of the heart allowing it to be sent throughout the body
- 7. Carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle which requires its own blood supply to function properly
- 8. Also known as the "pacemaker"