The Circulatory System
Across
- 4. Blood cell required for the clotting process
- 5. Blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
- 9. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 14. Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
- 15. Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 16. Period of ventricular contraction in the heart
- 17. Smooth layer of cells lining the inside of the heart
- 18. Upper chamber of the heart
- 19. Double-layered membrane on the outside of the heart
Down
- 1. Lower chamber of the heart
- 2. Brief period of rest in the heart
- 3. Valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
- 6. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 7. Tissue that flows through the circulatory system
- 8. Complex protein on red blood cells
- 10. Muscular middle layer of the heart
- 11. Blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 12. Blood cell that helps fight infection
- 13. Fluid portion of the blood
- 16. Muscular wall that separates the heart into a right and left side