The Circulatory System
Across
- 1. fluid that blood is made up of
- 6. complex protein
- 7. valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
- 8. smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of blood vessels
- 9. red blood cells
- 10. white blood cells
- 12. thickest and muscular middle layer
- 14. carry blood away from the heart
- 15. lower chamber of the heart
- 17. blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
- 18. a brief period of rest
Down
- 2. a period of ventricular contraction
- 3. double-layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart
- 4. fragments or pieces of cells
- 5. blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 11. valve between the left ventricle and aorta
- 13. upper chamber of the heart
- 16. tissue that flows through the circulatory system
- 19. muscular wall that separates the heart