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HEART CIRCULATION
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1. This vessel carries oxygenated blood upwards to the
arteries leading to the head, neck and arms.
3. This vessel carries deoxygenated blood away from the
right ventricle before it branches into the pulmonary
arteries.
5. This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to
the upper and lower body.
6. The ____ side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood.
8. These vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs
to the heart.
9. This chamber of the heart collects oxygenated blood
from the pulmonary veins.
13. This vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the lower
body to the right atrium of the heart.
15. These muscular compartments are responsible from
pumping the blood through the heart.
16. These parts of the heart control the one way flow of
blood through the heart and prevent the backflow of
blood.
17. The muscular wall that divides the two sides of the
heart.
18. The ____ valve controls the flow of blood from the
right atrium to the right ventricle.
19. The ____ side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood.
20. ____ blood is blood that is not carrying oxygen.
21. ____ blood is blood that is carrying oxygen.
22. The ____ valve controls the flow of oxygenated blood
from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
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1. The ascending aorta branches at the top to form the
____ leading to the head, neck and arms.
2. This vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the upper
body to the right atrium.
3. These vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the
heart to the lungs.
4. The left semilunar controls the flow of oxygenated
blood from the ventricles to the aorta.
7. This chamber of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood
up to the lungs.
10. The ____ valve controls the flow of deoxygenated
blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary trunk.
11. This vessel carries oxygenated blood from the heart to
the lower body.
12. This chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated
blood from the superior and inferior vena cava.
14. These tubes are responsible for directing the flow of
blood into and out of the heart.
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ACROSS
1. ASCENDINGAORTA—This vessel carries oxygenated
blood upwards to the arteries leading to the head, neck
and arms.
3. PULMONARYTRUNK—This vessel carries deoxygenated
blood away from the right ventricle before it branches
into the pulmonary arteries.
5. LEFTVENTRICLE—This chamber of the heart pumps
oxygenated blood to the upper and lower body.
6. LEFT—The ____ side of the heart pumps oxygenated
blood.
8. PULMONARYVEINS—These vessels carry oxygenated
blood from the lungs to the heart.
9. LEFTATRIUM—This chamber of the heart collects
oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins.
13. INFERIORVENACAVA—This vessel carries deoxygenated
blood from the lower body to the right atrium of the
heart.
15. CHAMBERS—These muscular compartments are
responsible from pumping the blood through the heart.
16. VALVES—These parts of the heart control the one way
flow of blood through the heart and prevent the
backflow of blood.
17. SEPTUM—The muscular wall that divides the two sides
of the heart.
18. RIGHTATRIOVENTRICULAR—The ____ valve controls the
flow of blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
19. RIGHT—The ____ side of the heart pumps deoxygenated
blood.
20. DEOXYGENATED—____ blood is blood that is not
carrying oxygen.
21. OXYGENATED—____ blood is blood that is carrying
oxygen.
22. LEFTATRIOVENTRICULAR—The ____ valve controls the
flow of oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the left
ventricle.
DOWN
1. ARTERIES—The ascending aorta branches at the top to
form the ____ leading to the head, neck and arms.
2. SUPERIORVENACAVA—This vessel carries deoxygenated
blood from the upper body to the right atrium.
3. PULMONARYARTERIES—These
vessels
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deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
4. LEFTSEMILUNAR—The left semilunar controls the flow of
oxygenated blood from the ventricles to the aorta.
7. RIGHTVENTRICLE—This chamber of the heart pumps
deoxygenated blood up to the lungs.
10. RIGHTSEMILUNAR—The ____ valve controls the flow of
deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the
pulmonary trunk.
11. DESCENDINGAORTA—This vessel carries oxygenated
blood from the heart to the lower body.
12. RIGHTATRIUM—This chamber of the heart receives
deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena
cava.
14. VESSELS—These tubes are responsible for directing the
flow of blood into and out of the heart.
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