Across
- 5. gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory system
- 7. connect arteries to veins; where oxygen and other nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream
- 8. tube-like structures that carry blood throughout the body
- 10. a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
Down
- 1. the conversion of blood from a liquid to a solid
- 2. a connective tissue with a fluid matrix called plasma in which red/white blood cells, and cell fragments called platelets are suspended.
- 3. blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 4. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 6. flaps of tissue that open and close to allow the flow of blood in one direction
- 9. gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells