Across
- 3. clear liquid part of blood that carries the blood cells
- 5. proteins in red blood cells that carry oxygen
- 7. system of organs and structures including the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries and blood. Blood is circulated through body to deliver oxygen and nutrients, and get rid of carbon dioxide and waste products.
- 9. a disease of the heart and blood vessels
- 10. Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease; major part of the immune system
- 11. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
- 12. carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
- 14. referring to the lungs
- 15. A hollow, muscular organ with four chambers that pumps blood throughout the body.
Down
- 1. carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- 2. Tiny blood vessels where gasses and substances are exchanged between the blood and cells of the body;
- 4. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 6. blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart; These have a pulse
- 8. blood cells that carry oxygen; produced in bone marrow
- 12. substance in the blood responsible for blood clotting
- 13. Largest artery in the body