The Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 1. The two upper chambers, which receive blood.
  2. 5. The veins carry oxygen-poor _____ back to the heart to start the circulation process over.
  3. 8. ________________ carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest.
  4. 12. The ________ circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
  5. 13. The two lower chambers, which discharge blood.
  6. 14. Pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get ______.
Down
  1. 2. The largest blood vessel that transports oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
  2. 3. The heart is a muscular organ with ____ chambers.
  3. 4. Pulmonary _____ collect the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart.
  4. 5. Part of the chest where the heart is located.
  5. 6. _____ bring in air from the atmosphere and pass oxygen into the bloodstream.
  6. 7. Pumps blood around your body as it beats.
  7. 9. Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.
  8. 10. Disease that occurs from a blood clot, a serious condition that needs emergency medical attention. (abbr.)
  9. 11. Pulmonary ________ carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs.