Across
- 5. describes something that is related to or affects the lungs
- 6. liquid that helps transport the solid parts of the blood from one part of the body to another
- 9. substance in red blood cells that helps carry oxygen throughout the body
- 11. something that relates to all parts of the body except the lungs
- 13. something made up of many cells
- 15. in charge of a job getting done.
- 17. a condition that happens when the walls of the arteries thicken and become less flexible
- 18. it moves from place to place in a circular path
- 19. small blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules
- 20. small blood vessels that connect capillaries to veins
- 22. small pieces
- 23. the two upper chambers of the heart
Down
- 1. a condition that happens when deposits of plaque build up on the inside of the arteries
- 2. forces made by one thing against another
- 3. is a hard substance that builds up in blood vessels and limits the flow of blood
- 4. parts
- 7. refers to something that is specific, unique, or special
- 8. the two lower chambers of the heart
- 10. germs entering a body and harming it
- 12. the name of the body system that includes the heart and blood vessels
- 14. something that has the oxygen removed from it
- 16. pieces of cells that prevent blood clotting
- 21. large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart