Across
- 2. large vein that carries blood to the heart
- 5. valve which allows blood flowing into the heart from the body to flow to the right ventricle
- 7. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
- 9. filter against microbes, organic wastes, toxins and other debris
- 10. a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure.
- 12. when the heart muscle contracts
- 13. when the heart muscle relaxes
- 15. carries blood away from heart
Down
- 1. A tiny, disc-shaped piece of cell that is found in the blood and spleen
- 3. red blood cells, deliver oxygen to the tissues in your body
- 4. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle
- 6. chamber of the heart which receives blood from an atrium
- 8. carries blood to heart
- 9. a type of white blood cell
- 11. fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells
- 14. largest artery