Parts of the Circulatory System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• circulatory: a bodily system consisting of blood, blood vessels, and the heart
• heart: pumps the blood throughout the body.
• bloodvessels: carries the blood throughout the body.
• blood: carries the materials throughout the body.
• pulmonary: movement of the blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart.
• systemic: movement of the blood from the heart to the rest of the body excluding the lungs, then back to the heart.
• coronary: movement of the blood through the tissues of the heart.
• artery: carry blood away from the heart
• vein: carry blood back to the heart
• capillary: smallest blood vessel in the body
• plasma: makes up fifty-five percent of the blood.
• platelets: cell fragments that help in blood clotting.
• rbc: the most abundant cells in the blood.
• wbc: cells that help fight infections and disease.
• atria: the upper chambers of the heart.
• ventricles: the lower chambers of the heart.
• valves: like one-way doors that control the movement of the blood
• pulse: number of times your heart beats in a minute
• systole: contraction phase
• diastole: relaxation phase