The Circulatory System
Across
- 3. mechanism to stop haemorrhage when it occurs
- 6. blood vessel with the thickest walls
- 8. type of blood cell involved in immune response
- 11. outer layer of blood vessels
- 13. number of chambers in bird and mammal hearts
- 15. contraction of the heart
- 16. type of signal that triggers cardiac contraction
- 17. the top of the heart
- 21. blood vessel with valves
- 23. redirects the impulse to the bundle of His
- 24. disorder of the heart characterised by abnormal sound of heartbeat
- 25. blood vessel with the thinnest walls
Down
- 1. the circuit that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- 2. the circuit that carries oxygenated blood to the body
- 4. muscular layer of the heart
- 5. cells that create antibodies
- 7. relaxation of the heart
- 9. the largest artery in the body
- 10. waste product transported in the plasma
- 12. the bottom of the heart
- 14. valve found in the aorta and pulmonary artery
- 17. fluid transported by the vascular system
- 18. node that is also known as the natural pacemaker
- 19. specialised mechanoreceptors in the heart
- 20. fibres in the walls of the ventricles
- 22. shape of red blood cells