The Circulatory System
Across
- 3. smallest blood vessels connects arterioles and venules
- 6. red blood cells
- 9. cell fragment of blood involved in clotting
- 11. the cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall
- 12. minute artery
- 13. Liquid connective tissue
- 16. any substance that is recognized as foreign and activates the immune system
- 17. a small vein
- 18. the contraction phase of heart activity
- 19. a period of relaxation of the heart in which it fills with blood
- 22. the membranous sac enveloping the heart
- 23. the percentage of erythrocytes to total blood volume
- 25. a substance produced by the body that can provide immunity against a specific antigen
Down
- 1. Circulation system of blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs for gas exchange
- 2. white blood cells
- 4. a vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 5. Circulation system of blood vessels that carry nutrient and oxygen rich blood to the body organs
- 7. the oxygen transporting pigment of erythrocytes
- 8. discharging chambers of the heart
- 10. a chamber of the heart receiving blood from the veins
- 14. the fluid portion of the blood
- 15. the membrane lining the interior of the heart
- 20. membrane that tightly hugs the outside of the heart and is actually part of the heart wall
- 21. a vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- 24. point at the bottom of the heart