Across
- 2. prevent the backward flow of blood.
- 4. a circulatory system in which the blood makes two distinct circuits
- 6. a group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit.
- 9. These narrow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
- 11. a blood cell with large percentage of oxygen and low in carbon dioxide.
- 13. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle, or chamber, for pumping blood away from the heart.
- 17. pieces of very large cells in the bone marrow called megakaryocytes.
- 18. a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart.
- 20. acid
- 24. carry deoxygenated blood towards your heart and are often located close to your skin.
- 25. provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
- 26. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
Down
- 1. It is located in the bottom left portion of the heart below the left atrium, separated by the mitral valve.
- 3. the network of capillaries (microvessels) and a large network of tubes located throughout your body that transport lymph away from tissues.
- 5. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body.
- 7. helps to maintain the pressure of blood moving through the system.
- 8. It is a muscle that pumps blood to all parts of your body.
- 10. the main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.
- 12. is a type of white blood cell in the immune system
- 14. the clear, straw-colored liquid portion of blood that remains after red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and other cellular components are removed.
- 15. net movement of anything generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.
- 16. Fight Bacteria
- 19. the largest vein in the body.
- 21. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
- 22. he spongy tissue inside some of your bones, such as your hip and thigh bones.
- 23. carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs.
