The Circulatory System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The smallest arteries
  2. 6. Like an enormous highway system that moves blood throughout the body
  3. 8. The "roads" that make up the circulatory system
  4. 11. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  5. 12. Deoxygenated bllod is carried back to the heart through these
  6. 13. Transports oxygen,nurtientsk and water to your cells, and carries carbon dioxide and wasted away from your cells
  7. 14. Important for clotting blood
Down
  1. 1. A network of tiny blood vessels that act like a highway interchange
  2. 3. Fight infection and prevent growth of cancer
  3. 4. Allow blood to flow in only one direction
  4. 5. Allows the blood to move from the body into the heart
  5. 7. Carry oxygen from your lungs to the cells of your body and carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs where it is exhaled
  6. 9. Pumps the blood out of the heart
  7. 10. A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body
  8. 14. A clear yellowish liquid that makes up 55% of blood
  9. 15. The largest artery in to body