Across
- 2. stringy substance that helps form scabs
- 7. blood vessels carrying oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
- 8. chemical in red blood cells that turns bright red in the presence of oxygen
- 12. tube leading to the lungs
- 14. another name for bronchi
- 15. artery taking blood from the heart to the body
- 17. illness causing fluid in the lungs
- 19. sacs where exchange of gases takes place in the lungs
- 20. vein bringing blood to the heart from the upper body
- 22. pressure placed on the walls of the blood vessels
- 23. swelling of the bronchial tubes
- 24. lower chamber in the heart that pushes out blood
- 26. muscle below lungs that expands the chest cavity when it contracts
- 27. system of organs including the lungs whose main function is to get oxygen to the blood
- 28. vein bringing blood to the heart from the lower body
- 29. blood pressure when the ventricles of the heart contract
- 30. system of heart, blood, and blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body
- 31. back of the throat
- 32. voice box
Down
- 1. artery carrying blood from the heart to the lungs
- 3. cells that help close a wound
- 4. tubes entering the lungs
- 5. blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
- 6. determined by the absence or presence of certain antigens in the blood
- 9. cells that help fight infection
- 10. vein carrying blood from the lungs to the heart
- 11. tiny hairs covering many body tissues
- 13. upper chamber in the heart that receives blood
- 16. blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- 17. yellowish liquid that transports blood cells
- 18. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 21. cells that carry oxygen and nutrients to the body
- 25. blood pressure when the heart is at rest
- 27. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide