Across
- 7. Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
- 8. The colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended.
- 9. Distributes the air throughout the lungs until reaching the respiratory bronchioles
- 11. Any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides.
- 12. Blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue.
- 14. Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
- 15. System that transports blood throughout the body
Down
- 1. A tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.
- 2. Most common type of blood cell.
- 3. Filter and warm the air, and make it moist before it goes into the lungs.
- 4. Carries oxygen-rich air to your lungs.
- 5. Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
- 6. Carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth.
- 10. Any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
- 13. Protect the lower respiratory tract from aspirating food into the trachea while breathing.