Across
- 5. Arteries usually carry _____ blood.
- 6. A structure in the vein that prevents blood from flowing backwards.
- 8. Red blood cells contain a protein called _____ that helps to transport oxygen.
- 10. A white blood cell that produces antibodies that can trap pathogens.
- 13. Veins usually carry _____ blood.
- 14. A white blood cell that can kill pathogens.
Down
- 1. A foreign cell that can cause diseases.
- 2. Phagocytes kill pathogens using this process.
- 3. Blood vessel with the smallest lumen.
- 4. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 7. Blood vessel with the largest lumen.
- 9. Blood vessel with elastic walls.
- 11. Red blood cells carry _____ through the blood.
- 12. Blood vessel that carries blood into the heart.
- 15. Capillaries have thin walls that are one _____ thick.
