The Circulatory System Word Search
The Circulatory System, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the parts and systems of the human body sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: HEART, ARTERY, VEIN, AORTA, CAPILLARY, CIRCULATION, PLASMA, PLATELET, REDBLOODCELL, WHITEBLOODCELL, ATRIUM, VENTRICLE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Circulatory System word list, defined
- HEART /hɑːt/ · noun, verb
- The heart is a muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood throughout the body. It is a symbol of love and emotions. Related: soul, spirit, mind, core.
- ARTERY /ˈɑːtəri/ (UK), /ˈɑːrtəri/ (US) · noun
- A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body (with the pulmonary arteries being the exception, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs); figuratively, a major route or channel for transport or communication. Related: blood vessel, vessel, aorta, channel.
- VEIN /veɪn/ · noun, verb
- A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries back to the heart. To extract or separate something, especially by a process of winnowing or sifting. Related: artery, veinlet, sinew, arteriole.
- AORTA /eɪˈɔːtə/ (British), /eɪˈɔːrtə/ (US) · noun
- The main and largest artery of the human body, which carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. Related: main artery, great artery, aortal vessel.
- CAPILLARY /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, a capillary is any of the tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules, through which oxygen, nutrients, and waste are exchanged with body tissues. As an adjective, it describes something relating to or resembling such fine vessels, or having the properties of capillarity — the movement of liquid through very narrow spaces. Related: capillary vessel, hairline vessel, microvessel, blood vessel.
- CIRCULATION /ˌsɜːrkjʊˈleɪʃən/ (UK), /ˌsɝːkjəˈleɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The movement or flow of something in a continuous circuit, especially blood through the body, air through a space, or currency and information through a community. Related: flow, movement, circumference, distribution.
- PLASMA /ˈplæzmə/ · noun
- The fourth state of matter, consisting of ions and free electrons, often occurring at high temperatures. A fluid, often used in medical equipment, such as a plasma TV. Related: ionized gas, ionized matter, ionized plasma, gas plasma.
- PLATELET /ˈpleɪtlet/ · noun
- A small blood cell that plays a crucial role in blood clotting, formed in the bone marrow and released into the bloodstream. Related: thrombocyte, blood cell, clotting factor, coagulation factor.
- ATRIUM /ˈeɪtriəm/ · noun
- A large open space, often with a glass roof, at the centre of a building such as a hotel or office. In anatomy, an atrium is one of the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood. Related: hall, lobby, court, courtyard.
- VENTRICLE /vɛnˈtrɪkəl/ · noun
- One of the four chambers of the heart, or a cavity or sac in a plant or animal, especially one that contains a fluid. Related: chamber, cavity, sac, organ.
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