Across
- 2. The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
- 7. The measurement of the heart beats per minute
- 8. Which organ pumps blood around the body?
- 9. Which artery pumps blood to the lungs?
- 10. What is the name of the artery at the wrist used for measuring heart rate
- 11. The volume of blood pumped out of the heart by each ventricle in on beat
- 12. They prevent the back flow of blood
- 13. The amount of blood expelled from the heart each minute
Down
- 1. Receives oxygenated blood from the vena cava
- 3. Blood that is high in oxygen but low in carbon dioxide
- 4. When haemoglobin combines with oxygen from the lungs it becomes?
- 5. Which blood vessel allows food and oxygen to diffuse to cells?
- 6. Blood that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide
- 14. Which blood vessels has the highest blood pressure?