The Circulatory System
Across
- 2. Number of chambers in the human heart
- 4. Straw colored liquid that is the major component of blood
- 5. Node responsible for contraction of atria Node responsible for atria contraction
- 7. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 8. Type of blood cell that is part of the immune system
- 9. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
- 10. Valve between the left atrium and the aorta
- 13. Protein that binds with platelets to form a clot
- 15. Coordinated movement of the heart muscle
- 17. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
- 19. Upper chambers of the heart
Down
- 1. Valve between right atrium and ventricle
- 3. Tiny vessels where gas exchange takes place
- 6. Node responsible for ventricle contraction
- 11. Lower chambers of the heart
- 12. Valve between left atrium and ventricle
- 14. Largest artery in the body
- 15. Protein responsible for transport of oxygen
- 16. Cell fragment involved in clotting
- 18. Type of blood cell that carries oxygen