Across
- 5. the iron containing protein of the red blood cells
- 9. provides functional blood supply to all body tissue
- 11. tiny blood vessel that connects arterioles, venuels, and allows for exchange and nutrients
- 12. fluid that circulates through the vessels in the body to carry substances to all body parts
- 13. a muscular hollow organ often called the "pump" of the body
- 14. pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
- 15. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. blood blood with a reduced oxygen concentration as compared to blood departing the lungs
- 2. moving deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs then back to the heart without oxygen
- 3. heart beats with an irregular/abnormal rhythm
- 4. blood vessel that carries blood back in the heart
- 6. the addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body
- 7. vessels the heart and blood vessels form a closed system for the flow of blood
- 8. largest blood vessel in the body
- 10. supplies blood to heart muscle