Across
- 2. the red liquid that constantly travels through your circulatory system
- 5. the type of blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
- 7. the type of blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 8. the name for the two lower, powerful pumping chambers of the heart
- 9. the yellowish, liquid part of the blood that carries the red and white blood cells
- 10. the two organs where blood travels to drop off carbon dioxide and pick up fresh oxygen
- 11. the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your entire body
Down
- 1. the rhythmic beat you can feel in your wrist or neck when your heart pumps
- 3. the invisible gas that your blood picks up from the lungs and delivers to your cells
- 4. the tiniest blood vessels in the body where oxygen and nutrients are traded with cells
- 6. the name for the two upper chambers of the heart
- 7. the little doors inside the heart that open and close to keep blood flowing in only one direction