The Circulatory System

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Across
  1. 1. Pumps blood around your body as it beats.
  2. 3. Pulmonary _____ collect the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart.
  3. 5. Part of the chest where the heart is located.
  4. 8. The heart is a muscular organ with ____ chambers.
  5. 10. The largest blood vessel that transports oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
  6. 11. Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.
  7. 13. _____ bring in air from the atmosphere and pass oxygen into the bloodstream.
Down
  1. 2. The two upper chambers, which receive blood.
  2. 3. The two lower chambers, which discharge blood.
  3. 4. The ________ circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
  4. 5. The veins carry oxygen-poor _____ back to the heart to start the circulation process over.
  5. 6. ________________ carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest.
  6. 7. Disease that occurs from a blood clot, a serious condition that needs emergency medical attention. (abbr.)
  7. 9. Pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get ______.
  8. 12. Pulmonary ________ carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs.