Across
- 4. The largest artery in the body, which carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- 6. The yellowish, liquid component of blood that transports nutrients, waste products, and hormones.
- 11. Cells in the blood that are part of the immune system, helping to fight infections.
- 13. These vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
- 14. The muscular wall that separates the right and left sides of the heart.
- 15. The movement of molecules (like gases or nutrients) from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
Down
- 1. Large veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the right atrium of the heart.
- 2. Blood that is low in oxygen, typically found in veins after oxygen has been delivered to the body's tissues.
- 3. The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
- 5. Cells in the blood that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body and return carbon dioxide back to the lungs.
- 7. These are the smallest and thinnest blood vessels, where the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste occurs between the blood and surrounding tissues.
- 8. Blood vessels are tubular structures in the body that carry blood throughout the circulatory system.
- 9. The upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
- 10. Small cell fragments in blood that help in clotting and stopping bleeding.
- 12. These vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.