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The Circulatory System
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Oxygen : Needed by all cells.
Plasma : The liquid part of blood.
Red Blood Cells : Receive oxygen in the lungs and drop it off to the body’s cells (3 words).
Haemoglobin : The protein that holds the oxygen in the blood.
White Blood Cells : The body’s disease fighters (3 words).
Clot : Platelets allow the blood to _____ to help stop bleeding.
Antigens : The proteins markers on red blood cells that indicate the blood type.
Antibodies : Things found in the plasma that help fight off foreign antigens.
Donor : Type O is the universal _____.
Rh Factor : This is either positive or negative (2 words).
Away : Arteries travel _____ from the heart.
Arteries : Thick walled blood vessels.
Arterioles : Small arteries.
Oxygen Poor : Veins carry this type of blood (2 words).
Venules : Small veins.
Capillaries : The location where materials are exchanged between blood and cells.
Blood Pressure : The force on the artery walls (2 words).
Systolic : The pressure in the arteries when the heart first contracts.
Diastolic : The pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes.
Pericardium : The heart is enclosed in this protective sac.
Left : Oxygen-rich blood is in this side of the heart.
Vena Cava : There is a superior and inferior one of these (2 words).
Ventricles : The bottom chambers.
Valves : These stop the blood from flowing back in the wrong direction.
Aorta : The large artery that leaves the heart and sends blood to the body.
Pulmonary : Circulation between the heart and lungs.
Heart Rate : The number of times the heart beats per minute (2 words).
Pulse : This is felt when determining you heart rate.
The Circulatory System
Across:3. | The bottom chambers. | 4. | The pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes. | 5. | This is felt when determining you heart rate. | 8. | Thick walled blood vessels. | 10. | Small arteries. | 14. | The protein that holds the oxygen in the blood. | 15. | Things found in the plasma that help fight off foreign antigens. | 16. | The location where materials are exchanged between blood and cells. | 18. | Platelets allow the blood to _____ to help stop bleeding. | 19. | There is a superior and inferior one of these (2 words). | 21. | The proteins markers on red blood cells that indicate the blood type. | 22. | The force on the artery walls (2 words). | 24. | The number of times the heart beats per minute (2 words). |
| | Down:1. | The heart is enclosed in this protective sac. | 2. | These stop the blood from flowing back in the wrong direction. | 6. | The pressure in the arteries when the heart first contracts. | 7. | Oxygen-rich blood is in this side of the heart. | 9. | The liquid part of blood. | 11. | This is either positive or negative (2 words). | 12. | Receive oxygen in the lungs and drop it off to the body’s cells (3 words). | 13. | Type O is the universal _____. | 17. | Arteries travel _____ from the heart. | 19. | Small veins. | 20. | Veins carry this type of blood (2 words). | 21. | The large artery that leaves the heart and sends blood to the body. | 23. | Circulation between the heart and lungs. |
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The Circulatory System
Across:3. | The bottom chambers. | 4. | The pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes. | 5. | This is felt when determining you heart rate. | 8. | Thick walled blood vessels. | 10. | Small arteries. | 14. | The protein that holds the oxygen in the blood. | 15. | Things found in the plasma that help fight off foreign antigens. | 16. | The location where materials are exchanged between blood and cells. | 18. | Platelets allow the blood to _____ to help stop bleeding. | 19. | There is a superior and inferior one of these (2 words). | 21. | The proteins markers on red blood cells that indicate the blood type. | 22. | The force on the artery walls (2 words). | 24. | The number of times the heart beats per minute (2 words). |
| | Down:1. | The heart is enclosed in this protective sac. | 2. | These stop the blood from flowing back in the wrong direction. | 6. | The pressure in the arteries when the heart first contracts. | 7. | Oxygen-rich blood is in this side of the heart. | 9. | The liquid part of blood. | 11. | This is either positive or negative (2 words). | 12. | Receive oxygen in the lungs and drop it off to the body’s cells (3 words). | 13. | Type O is the universal _____. | 17. | Arteries travel _____ from the heart. | 19. | Small veins. | 20. | Veins carry this type of blood (2 words). | 21. | The large artery that leaves the heart and sends blood to the body. | 23. | Circulation between the heart and lungs. |
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