Cardiovascular Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Wall dividing left and right sides of heart
  2. 5. Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
  3. 6. Heart muscle layer
  4. 8. Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
  5. 9. Sac surrounding and protecting the heart
  6. 13. Upper chamber receiving oxygenated blood
  7. 15. Heart relaxing/filling phase
  8. 18. Chamber pumping blood to lungs
  9. 20. Upper chamber receiving blood from body
  10. 23. Inner lining of the heart
  11. 24. Chamber that pumps blood to the body
  12. 25. Vessels carrying blood toward the heart
Down
  1. 2. Liquid portion of blood
  2. 3. Valve controlling flow to pulmonary artery
  3. 4. Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
  4. 7. System that moves blood through the body
  5. 10. Platelets involved in clotting
  6. 11. White blood cells
  7. 12. Microscopic vessels for gas exchange
  8. 14. Controls blood flow from left ventricle into aorta
  9. 16. Heart contracting/pumping phase
  10. 17. Red blood cells
  11. 19. Irregular heartbeats
  12. 21. Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
  13. 22. Vessels carrying blood away from the heart