The Circulatory System
Across
- 3. Blood vessel with a thick wall
- 4. Number of chambers in the heart
- 7. Transported around the body by red blood cells
- 8. Produced by some white blood cells
- 12. Prevent backflow
- 13. Gives red blood cells their colour
- 14. Plasma carries _________ around the body
- 16. Responsible for clotting
- 18. Blood vessel with a thin wall
Down
- 1. Lower chambers of the heart
- 2. Enters blood as it cycles around the body, exits in the lungs
- 5. Thicker side of the heart
- 6. White blood cells ______ invading microorganisms
- 9. A group of cells with a similar structure and a specific function
- 10. Blood vessel that is one cell thick
- 11. Large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 15. The heart is a type of ______
- 16. Place fingers on wrist to measure this
- 17. Plasma is the ______ part of blood