Across
- 2. This side of the heart collects and pumps deoxygenated blood
- 3. The largest artery in the body
- 5. The blood vessel we can feel when we take our pulse
- 6. Help clot the blood
- 7. The number of chambers within the heart
- 9. The blood vessels with the thinnest walls
- 10. Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta
- 12. Collecting chambers of the heart
- 14. Gives red blood cells their red colour
- 15. Prevent the blood from flowing backwards within the heart
- 16. Occurs if we get a blood clot in the brain
Down
- 1. These cells are part of the immune system
- 4. Have valves to help move the blood towards the heart
- 5. Carry blood away from the heart
- 8. Liquid which helps our blood cells move
- 11. Carry the oxygen through the blood
- 13. The only organ of the body that exists as a liquid