Across
- 6. A protein, in the blood, that detects and kills foreign or different proteins. (KILL)
- 10. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart.
- 11. System The body system that consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood.
- 14. Cava Ven that brings blood back to the heart from the body.
- 15. Two upper chambers of the heart (Collecting Chambers)
Down
- 1. An iron-containing protein that binds to oxygen and makes blood red.
- 2. Pressure The force that blood exerts on the artery walls.
- 3. pale yellow liquid. Carries blood cells.
- 4. fluid that circulates through the heart and blood vessels bringing nourishment and oxygen to all cells in the body.
- 5. Two lower chambers of the heart. (Pumping Chambers)
- 7. Pressure The force that blood exerts on the artery walls.
- 8. Waves of changing blood pressure, tells you how quickly your heart is beating.
- 9. Microscopic, one cell thick, vessels that connect veins and arteries. (Swiss Cheese)
- 12. Thick wall of tissue that separates the heart into right and left sides.
- 13. Largest blood vessel, artery, in the body.
