Across
- 2. small colourless cell fragments in our blood that forms clots and stops or prevents bleeding
- 3. largest blood vessels and artery in the body
- 6. two lower chambers pumping chambers
- 7. two upper chambers of the heart collecting chambers
- 9. blood low in oxygen
- 12. link arteries as well as exchange of materials between blood and tissue cells
- 13. blood vessels that take blood to the heart
- 14. a large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body
- 15. blood vessels that take blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. The forces that blood exerts on the artery walls
- 4. carries oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
- 5. part of body's immune system and helps the body fight infections and diseases
- 8. that carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to other parts of the body.
- 10. blood high in oxygen
- 11. flap-like structures present in heart that allow blood to flow in one direction