Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 6. I am one of the 3 muscle tissue types. I line the "hollow" organs and some blood vessels.
  2. 9. I am the largest artery in the body. I carry oxygen-rich blood out of the heart. I am shaped like an arch.
  3. 11. I am one of the parts of blood. I am made in the marrow and carry oxygen around the body.
  4. 13. I am what happens when you take an organ out of one person and put it in a different person.
  5. 14. I am a 1-way door found in the heart. I prevent blood from moving backwards. There are 4 of me.
  6. 15. I am the color of oxygen-rich blood.
  7. 16. I am the yellowish part of blood. I make up about 55% of blood, and about 92% of me is water.
Down
  1. 1. We are a group of cells located in the right atrium. We send out electricity to the rest of the heart to make it beat.
  2. 2. I am a part of blood. When there is a cut or scrape, I show up and stop the bleeding.
  3. 3. I am the color of oxygen-poor blood.
  4. 4. I am one of the chambers of the heart. I am bigger than the other kind and am located "downstairs".
  5. 5. I am one of the parts of blood. I am made in the marrow and go around attacking germs & diseases.
  6. 7. I am the molecule that humans need constantly. Red blood cells transport me around the body.
  7. 8. There are 4 of me in the heart. Two of me are "upstairs", two of me are "downstairs". We fill with blood.
  8. 10. I am the part of the body that tells the heart to beat.
  9. 12. I am one of the chambers of the heart. I am smaller than the other type and am located "upstairs".